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South Korea

How to buy shares in Korean companies Joon Park, Chang Sik Hwang and Do Young Kim of Kim & Chang focus on the legal and regulatory environment surrounding investments in Korean companies by means of a share purchase

January 05 2004

Corporate taxation

New US-Japan tax treaty offers investment boost Less withholding tax on royalty, dividend and interest income on investments between the US and Japan will ensure bilateral economic relations grow even stronger, says Atsushi Fujieda

January 05 2004

Leveraged finance

Momentum builds towards leveraged finance surge in Japan Japan's legal framework makes leveraged buyouts tricky to complete, yet careful structuring has meant these transactions are growing in popularity. By John McClenahan and Ken Kiyohara

January 05 2004

United Kingdom

UK private equity: a year in review Sarah Cloke of Clifford Chance looks back on a year of developments in tax treatment, partnership law, insolvency rules and freedom of information

January 05 2004

US overview

Work begins on America's next generation companies US private equity returns remain negative because exit opportunities are scarce, but work on the next generation of leading companies has begun. By John Taylor, vice-president of research at the National Venture Capital Association

January 05 2004

Taiwan

Taiwan makes foreign investment easier Robert C Lee, Danny Liu, Steve M Franck, Katherine Lai of Yangming Partners explain

January 05 2004

Indonesia

Opportunities for foreign shareholders Iril Hiswara, Mira Fadhya and David Dawborn of Hiswara Bunjamin & Tandjung provide an overview of the legal and practical issues involved when acquiring Indonesian companies

January 05 2004

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

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

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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