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A wide range of local firms have benefited from the equity boom. But only one foreign firm - Linklaters

Rumours of additional, local approval

Banks merge platforms with Nasdaq

Syndicates start to tip the power balance

Australia clamps down too hard on derivatives and their holders

If it buys too readily overseas, there will be a backlash from developed countries

In October 2007, the Romanian government adopted Government Decision 1165 for the promotion of economic growth by supporting investment (GD 1165). GD 1165 applies Commission Regulation 1628/2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the treaty on national regional investment aid (Regulation 1628). It creates an aid scheme, which is exempted from notification, in accordance with the criteria in Regulation 1628.

The Russian stock exchange has been developing at a ferocious rate with incredible growth in the local stock market. Companies are now prepared to make initial public offerings (IPOs) in Moscow and are increasingly looking to the Russian market rather than London. A recent trend has seen a number of real-estate listings, such as the offerings of PIK and AFI Development.

The long-anticipated merger of law firms Nishimura & Partners and Asahi Koma Law Offices has finally materialized, with the newly formed firm, Nishimura & Asahi, standing proudly at 325 lawyers. What this means for the Japanese market has caused much speculation among lawyers, since growing convergence within the capital markets demands not only capacity, but sophistication and experience.

Italy Recommended firms Tier 1 Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Chiomenti Clifford Chance Tier 2 Allen & Overy Gianni Origoni Grippo & Partners Tier 3 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton d'Urso Munari Gatti Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Labruna Mazziotti Segni Latham & Watkins NCTM Shearman & Sterling Simmons & Simmons Debt is back in Italy and making its presence felt. Companies that have traditionally looked to banks for revolving lines of credit are now choosing to issue large medium-term notes instead. The quest for easy capital to leverage acquisitions is driving debt capital markets as the M&A boom rolls on.