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Wang Ling and Fred Chang of King & Wood highlight the issues that Chinese banks and their foreign strategic investors alike have to face before, and even more importantly, after closing

China is no longer all about inward investment. The sheer size, strength and growth of the economy means Chinese companies are making acquisitions of their own as they look to expand internationally. John E Lange of Paul Weiss explains on page 45 how Chinese companies are taking advantage of their lower cost base to buy unprofitable lines of business from western companies and to make strategic acquisitions to bring in new technologies. Structuring these deals as joint ventures means coping with not only cross-border M&A legal issues, but also complex intellectual property agreements.

For multinational companies with Chinese operations, the country's liquidity restrictions make treasury structures difficult. But two legal changes make life a little easier for corporates. Jean-Marc Deschandol and Tom Luckock explain

Software services company Infosys Technologies has completed India's largest international equity offering. Latham & Watkins acted as US counsel to the joint bookrunners and co-managers in connection with the $1 billion sponsored secondary offering of American depositary shares (ADSs). The ADSs are listed on the Nasdaq. Latham's team comprised Singapore partner Michael Sturrock, counsel Andrew Hutton and associate Monisha Kamdar. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Infosys.

As home to Europe's largest capital markets, market participants are looking closely at how the UK is implementing the Directive. Matthew Hartley, Ryan Barrow and Eleanor Ley explain the changes for issuers

Poland has missed the implementation deadline, but should otherwise implement the Directive faithfully. By Andrzej Mikosz

Lawmakers in Luxembourg have chosen to transpose the Prospectus Directive faithfully into local law, explain Henri Wagner and Nicolas Steichen

Italy has not yet finalized its plans for implementing the Directive. Susanna Beltramo outlines the Italian government's timetable

Ireland is repealing its entire securities law regime to make way for Prospectus Directive implementation, providing a fresh start for the country's capital markets. By David Byers

Finnish companies have been using Prospectus Directive-compliant prospectuses for months, but prospectus liability problems still need tackling. By Tarja Wist and Samuel Isaksson