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Electricity, natural gas and oil will no longer be solely provided by state-owned companies as Turkey amends laws to regulate privatization. By Güner Law Office

Turkey is bringing its banking system in line with the EU and international standards by developing new laws and regulatory institutions. By Güner Law Office

Clifford Chance, Linklaters and Lovells helped to set a leveraged financing record in Japan by advising on the $12 billion bridge financing of Vodafone's Japanese mobile phone business. Lovells represented the buyer Softbank and Vodafone was advised by Linklaters. Tokyo partner Tim Jeffares led a multi-office team of Clifford Chance lawyers acting for lead arrangers Deutsche Bank and Mizuho Corporate Bank. The lead arrangers also appointed Mori Hamada & Matsumoto as Japanese counsel while Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu advised the lead arrangers on local law issues.

The blank cheque IPO is back, but the reputation of SPACs is still shaky, says Ben Maiden

Five different articles analyse the new mood in Germany, including new laws on squeezing-out shareholders, the encouragement of private equity, the reform of shareholder meetings and the relaxing of takeover protection

On March 21 2006, the Ministry of Finance and Economy in Korea issued a Bill on the creation and development of a financial hub. The Bill aims to further the Korean government's efforts to establish Korea as a financial hub in northeast Asia. Under the main provisions of the Bill, the Korean government undertakes to:

Despite the clever structuring of the recent Goodbaby LBO, a mature leveraged market in China is a long way off says Siew-Fong Leung

Insolvency proceedings in Albania are regulated by Law 8901 On Insolvency dated May 23 2002, which entered into force on October 1 2002. The Insolvency Law applies to all forms of companies organized under Albanian law. Special regimes apply to insurance companies and financial institutions.

How the chairman of German shareholder meetings has been given greater powers to restrict troublesome shareholders, by Michael Arnold and Andreas Wölfle

Scott Farrell and Michael Young analyse the impact of an Australian court decision which goes against the international trend to require more disclosure of equity swaps