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How private equity structures in Australia have been changing as their leverage rises

Best friends come together The site of the best friends' tranquil new headquarters in Brussels Europe's best friends network is coming together in a single building in Brussels. The Espace Meeus, located in the European Quarter in the Belgian capital, will be the new home to the Brussels offices of Hengeler Mueller and its friends Bonelli Erede Pappalardo, Bredin Prat, Slaughter and May, and Uría Menéndez. The firms hope to complete the move by September 2007.

Why shareholder activism is building

How Black Gold convinced banks to extend their investment boundaries and buy into Asian securitization

Investment advisers in the UK and Hong Kong might have more liability to their clients than they think

The complicated system of liability both to customers and the wider market in the DIFC

Issues of subordinated debt instruments can now be treated as tier one capital in Argentina

Tanzania is endowed with rich mineral resources, ranging from metallic mineral deposits and gemstones to industrial minerals such as salt, limestone, sandstone and phosphate. Until 1995, mining activities in Tanzania were rudimentary; the mineral sector's contribution to the GDP remained below 1.5%.

Equity capital markets Four firms were brought on board to help Greek shipping company Danaos list on the New York Stock Exchange. Danaos, which is based in Piraeus and owns a fleet of container ships, raised $215 million through the initial public offering (IPO). Stephen Farrell of Morgan Lewis & Bockius was the issuer's lead US counsel, with White & Case offering tax advice and specialist shipping firm Watson Farley & Williams advising on matters relating to Marshall Islands and Liberian tax and law. John Gaffney of Cravath Swaine & Moore acted for the underwriters, Citigroup and Merrill Lynch.

On January 1 2007, the Euro will become the official monetary currency of Slovenia and the Bank of Slovenia will become part of the Eurosystem, consisting of the ECB and the national central banks of the EU member states that have introduced the Euro.