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  • Letter: Defending the reputation of trade finance
    Dear Sir:
    December 01 2002
  • Canada
    Shareholder rights plans or poison pills are a common Canadian takeover bid defence strategy. Used properly, these plans buy target boards time to assess an unsolicited bid and, if necessary, seek alternatives beneficial to its shareholders. Used improperly, they can block a takeover bid and impede a shareholder's right to choose whether to sell its shares and to whom.
    December 01 2002
  • Colombia
    In order to preserve transparency in the market and protect minority shareholders' rights the Colombian Superintendency of Securities has issued Resolutions 116 and 157 of 2002. The resolutions define some practices as illegal and others as contradictory to stock exchange practices. These regulations apply to publicly listed companies.
    December 01 2002
  • How to tackle debt restructuring in emerging markets
    Dealing with bad debts in emerging markets is often a difficult and worrying experience. Local legislative frameworks and business practices can be bewildering and unfriendly to outside creditors. Steven Kargman* offers advice on some of the key challenges they may face
    December 01 2002
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    Revenue bond clears some of California's energy-crisis debris
    Six law firms last month advised on the completion of the largest revenue bond deal in US history. The transaction, on behalf of California's Department of Water Resources (DWR), raised $11.3 billion in power supply revenue bonds as part of the state's attempt to finance its way out of last year's energy crisis. The deal closed on November 14.
    December 01 2002
  • Cleary Gottlieb acts in largest US cross-border deal of the year
    Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton is representing financial institution HSBC in the $14 billion acquisition of consumer lender Household International, in this year's largest cross-border deal in the US.
    December 01 2002
  • Securitization industry hopes for Italian law to enable whole business deals
    The Italian government's plans for civil code reform affecting businesses are likely to be pushed back, allowing the securitization industry more time to lobby officials on changes enabling a form of whole business securitization to take place.
    December 01 2002
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    What banks should know about US pro-creditor reforms
    The US Congress has failed to pass new bankruptcy rules, but the experiment continues. Martin Bienenstock of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York says likely reforms will be unwelcome to creditors even if that is not their aim
    December 01 2002
  • How EU rules will deny access to retail markets
    The European Prospectus Directive will create one set of rules for listings in all EU markets. The regulations will also lead to bland documentation and could stop smaller companies listing in the EU, says Clifford Dammers of the International Primary Market Association
    December 01 2002
  • Accounting body calls for expensing of stock options
    The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has proposed that companies should account for share-based payment transactions, including employee's share options, as an expense.
    December 01 2002
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