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The PRC's new company law is nice in theory, but might not be so useful in practice. Seung Chong runs through the bigger changes and provides pointers for private equity investors

A consortium of Spanish banks issued a European medium-term note (EMTN) programme valued at €3 billion. The transaction, which is compliant with the EU Prospectus Directive and Spanish corporate requirements, is one of the first EMTN programmes listed on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

John White, SEC The SEC appointed Cravath Swaine & Moore partner John White as its new director of the corporation finance division. White takes over as director, one of the most important positions at the SEC, from Alan Beller, who over the last four years has helped lead the regulator through some of the most important reforms since its inception in the 1930s. According to the SEC, White will start by focusing on its proposals regarding the deregistration of foreign issuers, improving the online corporate proxy process and increasing disclosure of executive compensation. In private practice, White has advised on a range of corporate financings, including many IPOs, and has been sought after for his corporate governance advice. His appointment marks the latest in a series of senior posts to be filled at the SEC after a wave of high-profile departures in recent months. White starts work on March 20.

Under Hungarian capital markets law, the mechanics of public takeover offers work under the general principle of priorly made offers. This concept raises several unanswered issues in practice.

In December 2005, a consortium of five international private equity firms backed a €10 billion solicited public tender offer for all shares in the Danish telecom provider TDC A/S. TDC is listed on the Copenhagen Stock Exchange and also on NYSE.

Recent developments in Hong Kong and Singapore are stimulating growth in Reit activity. But the regulatory environment can still be improved, argue John Sullivan and Hayden Flinn

Clifford Chance, Linklaters, and Shearman & Sterling lead winners

Julian Tucker of Shearman & Sterling tells IFLR about the challenges of building a securitization practice in a competitive market

China's newest investment treaties will strengthen the position of foreign investors. Robert Greig and Claudia Annacker explain

Marco Compagnoni, Weil Gotshal & Manges Jonathan Wood, Weil Gotshal & Manges Weil Gotshal & Manges raided Lovells' private equity team for star partner Marco Compagnoni and senior assistant Jonathan Wood. Both will join Weil's London office as partners in the firm's global private equity group.