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Finland: mergers and acquisitions

Finnish shareholders need better squeeze-out guidelines Finnish law provides little help on determining the right price for minority shares in squeeze-out procedures. By Tarja Wist and Charlotta Waselius of Waselius & Wist

December 03 2003

Finland: securities

Issuers queue up as Finland prepares for recovery Kari Lautjärvi and Reija Ylönen of Hannes Snellman outline changes in the Finnish securities market during 2003

December 03 2003

Finland: acquisition finance

Financial assistance and acquisition finance Laws governing financial assistance can cause difficulties in MBO and LBO transactions. By Ari Kaarakainen, Borenius & Kemppinen

December 03 2003

Introduction

Baltic states ready for foreign investment EU accession will mark the end of the Baltic states' transition to a market economy says Mika Salonen of Borenius & Kemppinen

December 03 2003

M&A shows signs of recovery in US market

As the US equity markets have begun to look healthier, mergers and acquisitions activity has also increased. November saw a spate of multi-billion dollar deals being unveiled, with healthy mandates going to a range of law firms.

December 01 2003

Rare mortgage-backed deal brings life to Hong Kong market

Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation (HKMC) has closed the jurisdiction's largest mortgage-backed securitization, and its first for around 18 months.

December 01 2003

US government report cautions against rotating accountants

Companies should not be forced to rotate the firms they use to prepare their accounts, according to a US government report. The General Accounting Office (GAO), commissioned to look into the effects of requiring companies to change their audit firms every few years, reported that it could not be sure that the benefits of doing so would outweigh the costs.

December 01 2003

The month in a minute

It emerged that the EU's Prospectus Directive, published in November, restricts non-EU issuers of equity, equity-linked or low denomination debt securities in the EU to a single regulator, with immediate effect. The Directive will permanently tie issuers to the state regulator of their next issuance in the EU. Issuers that make a wrong decision could find themselves locked into using a regulator with less experience than the company would like.

December 01 2003

AIM to opt out of EU Prospectus rules

Companies listed on London's Alternative Investment Market will be exempt from Europe's costly Prospectus Directive under plans drawn up by the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

December 01 2003

Regulators hold key to covered bonds in Asia

HBOS has shown that issuing covered bonds is possible without specialized legislation. Local laws will determine whether Asia’s banks can follow suit. By Richard Mazzochi and Abigail Rath

December 01 2003

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