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White & Case advises on largest energy financing

Philip Stopford, head of the projects group at White & Case, led a legal team advising the project sponsors on Qatargas II, the largest project financing in the world, which closed in January.

March 01 2005

The month in a minute

In Frankfurt, Simmons & Simmons has hired asset finance and leasing specialist Frank Thomas. Thomas joins as counsel from the firm he founded in 2000, Thomas Wanner + Partners. He has also worked for Allen & Overy. He recently advised a German airline on tax and legal changes affecting its cross-border lease financings, and advised two German transport companies on restructuring their rolling stock.

March 01 2005

Securitization in 2004: the return of innovation

After two plain vanilla years in 2002 and 2003, securitization is exciting again. Michael Evans explains how new structures and asset classes rejuvenated the market, while tightening spreads made the technique more attractive to originators

March 01 2005

Brazil

On February 9 2005, the new Brazilian Bankruptcy Law was enacted (Law 11,101), providing a new set of rules for bankruptcy in Brazil. The law will come into force 120 days after its publication. The new law will replace the former Brazilian Bankruptcy Law (Decree Law 7,661) but will not apply to bankruptcy or concordata proceedings filed before the new law comes into effect.

March 01 2005

Banks fear litigation under securities offering reforms

Ben Maiden reports on how SEC proposals could cut the flow of information to investors rather than encourage it

March 01 2005

Barclays and HSH Nordbank settle CDO lawsuit

HSH Nordbank and Barclays Capital settled their lawsuit over HSH's losses on collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) just days before the case was due in court.

March 01 2005

Deal digest

Dennis Block, Cadwalader Gillette: a $57 billion target Davis Polk & Wardwell and Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft are advising on one of the biggest ever mergers as a rush of large deals continues in the US. Cadwalader is acting for Procter & Gamble on its acquisition of the Gillette Company for about $57 billion. Dennis Block is the lead partner for Cadwalader on the deal. Davis Polk's corporate team for Gillette includes partners George Bason, Arthur Golden and Leonard Kreynin.

March 01 2005

English firms fail to break US hold on high yield

The European high-yield market set new records in 2004, but European issuers continue to turn to US law firms for advice. Dan Andrews explains why

March 01 2005

Indonesia

A legal action in Indonesia begins when a plaintiff submits a complaint to the chairman of the district court that has jurisdiction over the matter. In the plaintiff's complaint, certain pre-judgment actions can be requested. Pre-judgment remedies, which either can be adjudicated jointly with the substance of the case or separately, are generally in the form of conservatory attachments, ownership attachments, and immediately enforceable provisional judgments (in the form of an injunction or otherwise).

March 01 2005

British Virgin Islands

The new BVI Business Companies Act (Act) introduces a new regime for the creation, registration and priority of charges that differs considerably from the position under the IBC Act.

March 01 2005

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