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In a change that will see foreign lawyers take over from public officials, China's new bankruptcy law has come into effect.

The big apple looks less and less attractive for equity In a deal demonstrating the shifting preferences of emerging markets issuers, Russian bank VTB completed its $8 billion initial public offering.

Actions only at the behest of regulators

Pari passu for foreign creditors and much more

Expect Islamic versions of insurance and hedging in project finance

How Enron v TXU would be interpreted

Hubert Bazin and David Boitout of Gide Loyrette Nouel outline how China is handling strategic foreign investment in PRC listed companies

The SEC recently announced proposals to improve capital formation for smaller public companies. In some respects, these proposals pick up where securities offering reform left off. Securities offering reform modified the registration, communication and offering process – bringing regulation more in line with market realities. The largest public companies, well-known seasoned issuers (WKSIs), benefited the most from those changes. The new proposals expand the eligibility requirements for the use of a short-form registration statement (Form S-3), simplify the reporting requirements for small business issuers (creating a new issuer category: smaller reporting companies), and make scaled or reduced disclosure requirements available to these smaller reporting companies.

The existing guidelines regulating external commercial borrowings (ECBs) by Indian corporates from non-resident lenders (including international banks, international capital markets, multilateral financial institutions, export credit agencies, suppliers of equipment, foreign collaborators and foreign equity holders) impose restrictions on the end use of ECB proceeds, including limiting their use in the real estate sector.

The way of the future