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Editorial

At long last, the global private equity and venture capital industry seems to be turning a corner. For the first time in two years, the number of private equity deals completed and the total amount of funds invested are expected to increase. In the first six months of 2003, $57 billion in private equity has been invested globally, versus $102 billion for all of 2002, according to a recent survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.

January 05 2004

Asia overview

Japan leads Asia in buyout funds boom Kathleen Ng, publisher and editor of the Asia Private Equity Review, analyzes the results of the annual survey of buyouts in Asia

January 05 2004

Norway

Norway seeks funding to match ideas After three lean years, optimism is growing once more. All that is needed is money to match it. Nils Kristian Einstabland of Advokatfirma Selmer reports

January 05 2004

Germany

German downturn drives opportunism The German private equity industry is making the best of challenging times, explain Gerhard Schmidt, Stephan Grauke and Juergen Boerst of Weil, Gotshal & Manges

January 05 2004

Introduction

Interview: Foreigners see opportunities in Japan's financial troubles Fumitaka Eshima, managing director and head of legal at UBS in Japan, tells IFLR how the financial problems at the country's banks and corporates are providing opportunities for foreign investors and their advisers

January 05 2004

Corporate reorganization

The new way to rehabilitate distressed companies in Japan The Civil Rehabilitation Law has created opportunities to use M&A techniques as tools for corporate reorganization and restructuring using legal insolvency procedures. By Yuichiro Mori

January 05 2004

Corporate defence mechanisms

Japanese companies test defences to hostile takeovers Directors of Japanese companies are starting to consider corporate defence mechanisms such as allying with friendly third parties and using poison pills to block a hostile takeover bid. By Laurent Develle and Etsuo Doi

January 05 2004

Editorial

Since IFLR published the first edition of The IFLR Guide to Japan a year ago, economic realities in the country have forced lawmakers and regulators to take a more flexible approach. In turn, new and more sophisticated deal structures are emerging.

January 05 2004

Canada

Canadian investment buoyed by US stability Chris Hewat and Jeffrey Trossman of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP tell foreigners what to expect when they invest in Canadian companies

January 05 2004

Mexico

Mexican tender offer rules may hinder exits New rules designed to avoid discrimination against minority shareholders make it harder for private equity investors to exit investments in Mexican companies, say Samuel García-Cuéllar and Jean Michel Enriquez of Creel Garcia-Cuellar y Muggenburg

January 05 2004

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