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China gives certainty to derivatives contracts

The release of new derivatives rules in China will help make contracts between foreign banks and domestic counterparties valid and enforceable under PRC law. Andrew Crooke reports

August 31 2003

Italian lawyers face new acquisition finance test

Corporate reforms in Italy should give more clarity as to how the courts will view leveraged buyouts, but investors still need to be wary. Emma Barraclough reports

August 31 2003

Cutting edge close-up: Phu My 3 attracts new consistency from political risk guarantors

Asian projects can increasingly expect to get consistent terms from guarantors of political risk coverage. Bruce Cooper of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Singapore, explains how following the success of Phu My 3 in Vietnam

August 31 2003

Creditor confidence rests on bankruptcy reforms

Italy must overhaul its bankruptcy law to give lenders confidence that the government is committed to widespread corporate finance reform. Without change, creditors will continue to receive what they say is unfair treatment, reports Emma Barraclough

August 31 2003

Lovells, Davis Polk and Dewey advise on SABMiller’s debut bond

SABMiller entered the bond markets in August for the first time since the creation of the company through 2002's merger between South African Breweries and Miller.

August 31 2003

Singapore innovation helps develop Asian Reit markets

When Hong Kong released its first Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (Reits) on July 30, Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited had already launched the first ever Reit transaction involving Hong Kong properties. It chose Singapore as the listing venue.

August 31 2003

German takeover regime tested as Saban acquires ProSiebenSat.1

Private investment firm Saban Capital Group has acquired the majority of voting rights of ProsSiebenSat.1, the largest private television network in Germany.

August 31 2003

Returning IPOs give fresh life to US firms' equity teams

There was further evidence last month of a return to business for US securities lawyers left dormant by the bear market as a series of initial public offerings (IPOs) hit the trading floor. In the matter of a few weeks a string of equity offerings emerged, equalling the product of whole quarters earlier in the year.

August 31 2003

Dorsey & Whitney lures Korea specialist from Skadden

Chang Joo Kim has left Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom to join Dorsey & Whitney as a corporate partner in its New York office. From there he will lead the firm's Korea practice group, which focuses on restructurings, corporate financings, and mergers and acquisitions.

August 31 2003

Czech Republic

One of the few remaining items on the agenda of harmonization of the Czech legal system with the acquis communitaire is a package of legislation regulating capital markets and collective investment. The core of this package consists of the Act on Undertaking on Capital Markets and the Act on Collective Investment, which are both prepared in draft form and are expected to be submitted formally to parliament soon, with a view to being adopted on or before May 1 2004 (the anticipated date of EU accession).

August 31 2003

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