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Optus Networks used a novel price and rebate structure to buy Uecomm after convincing the Australian regulator that its takeover rules would stand in the way of shareholders getting the best deal. Costas Condoleon and James Philips explain

MBNA's delinked trust uses new legal technology to increase issuance speed and flexibility, moving the European credit card securitization market to a higher level of sophistication.

Foreign banks that want management influence over their China investments risk litigation as their western business systems based on law clash with local systems based on connections, says William Gamble

In one of the largest US mergers of the year, General Growth Properties announced in August its plans to buy The Rouse Company for $7.2 billion.

Sandor E Schick analyzes the detail in China's proposed bankruptcy laws and what it means for creditors and private businesses in particular

The reasoning of the government bill, enacted into law by the Turkish parliament as Law 5020 Amending the Banks Act and Certain Other Laws (Law 5020), explains in a few sentences why amendments were required to the legislation regulating the banking and finance system: the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) owes about $25 billion to the Turkish Treasury, due to bank failures. The reasoning includes a brief history explaining how this debt reached such an enormous figure and says that the government is determined to collect this amount from the liable parties, especially the bank owners and their cooperators who intentionally caused these failures and somehow benefited from them.

Is the reform-minded budget good for the economy or just for the new government's popularity, asks Sandeep Parekh

Bond covenants can deny developing-markets companies access to securitization as a financing option. Jim Patti looks at standard clauses and considers how they might change to make structured deals easier

Fairness opinions given by investment banks on mergers and acquisitions deals are the most recent focus of regulators' concerns over potential conflicts of interest. Deborah A DeMott explains

A civil lawsuit against the former chairman of the New York Stock Exchange is the latest US suit to grab the business headlines. Henry Morgenbesser discusses the case and its implications for the market