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The Chinese government showed that it values a bid's commercial merits over superficial conformity to contractual terms

EU regulators are striving to make emissions trading coherent

Regulation of sovereign wealth funds has to be done through a code of conduct

A Rosetta Stone for investors

The aftermath of Clear Channel

Nomura's insider trading case affects corporate governance and regulation

EMEA Austrian firm CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz has merged with finance boutique Dallmann & Juranek. The two firms will combine under the CMS banner, and will have 120 lawyers across nine countries. The move comes after Reich-Rohrwig launched offices in Slovenia and Serbia earlier this year.

Debt Three firms have advised on the first ever shariah-compliant mandatory exchangeable sukuk issue. Linklaters advised the issuer Tabreed on the Dh1.7 billion ($463 million) sukuk, while Allen & Overy advised the arrangers Morgan Stanley, National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Standard Chartered Bank. Walkers advised the Cayman Islands special-purpose vehicle.

Turkish law provides shareholders of a joint stock corporation with certain rights fairly typical of those found in virtually all corporate codes throughout Europe and North America. These include voting rights in general assembly of shareholders' meetings, rights to collect dividends, pre-emptive rights, the right to subscribe for new shares, and the right to collect liquidation proceeds. While some of these rights are strictly attached (that is, personal) to the shareholder, some of them are also available to pledges of shares or usufruct rights holders.

Damage limitation as an effective break-up fee failed in three US cases. Their acquisition agreements should have included plain termination options with set fees