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  • The way of the future
  • Takeover defences are in the balance
  • Companies are swamped with compliance work. Hedge funds and private equity might be creeping up unawares.
  • M&A
    M&A activity in Tanzania took off in the mid-1990s, with privatization programmes sponsored by the World Bank and the Tanzanian government. But M&A activity in Tanzania is now moving towards private sector transactions. Corporate trade buyers and private equity partners are the new players. The new M&A market also involves a greater number of small to medium-sized businesses undergoing restructurings or strategic reorganizations.
  • The Czech Republic has a new legal framework for joint projects of the public and private sector (PPP) as of July 2006. Concession contracts under the Czech Concession Act do not comprise all possible forms of PPP but rather concessions within the meaning of the European Directives. In practice, many PPPs fall within the definition of a public contract governed by the Public Procurement Act. This differentiation is important from the perspective of the tendering of contracts.
  • The Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse) has launched a new market segment, the mid-market segment. It is specifically tailored for smaller and medium-sized enterprises with lower financing requirements.
  • In what it calls a significant move to principles-based regulation, the UK Financial Services Authority has made changes to its conduct of business rules.
  • Private equity eludes the shackles of regulation In a surprising admission, private equity houses criticised the UK Financial Services Authority last month for not being dramatic enough in their investigations into the industry.
  • With markets expecting an increase in messy LBO failures, private equity have watched with interest the restructuring of beleaguered IT consultancy Damovo.
  • Actions only at the behest of regulators