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The final report of the Department of Trade and Industry's Company Law Review contains proposals to enable companies to migrate from one jurisdiction to another, without the need for a take over or acquisition of assets by a company already registered in the chosen country.

Last month IFLR celebrated law firms' achievements of 2001 when it hosted its annual awards ceremonies in London and Hong Kong. Among the top honours, Linklaters & Alliance was crowned European capital markets law firm of the year while Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer won international law firm for Asia. Ben Maiden and Nick Ferguson present the winners of this year's awards and look at how, with the capital markets struggling to keep up the pace of the boom years, firms have found exciting new ways to serve clients

As Portugal finally introduces legislation that specifically deals with securitization, William Smithson and Alexandra Maia de Loureiro of P Rebelo de Sousa, Simmons & Simmons in Lisbon discuss its likely impact

The sharp contraction in US consumer spending has had a nasty knock-on effect in developing economies, leaving many companies needing to restructure their debt to survive. Neil Whoriskey of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, Hong Kong, gives an invaluable guide to successful restructuring and avoiding the many pitfalls it poses to companies

In the second of a three-part series, Philip Gilligan and John Banks of Lovells, Hong Kong, explain the key issues to be considered when planning to buy a bank in Asia

Maheen Pfeffer of Afridi Angell & Khan, Islamabad, assess the prospects for foreign investment and growth in the power industry

Under Law No19,601 enacted on January 18 1999, a public offering of offshore securities or securities deposit receipts (SDRs) can only take place in Chile if they have been previously registered in the Special Registry of Offshore Securities (ROS) kept by the Superintendency of Securities and Insurance (the SVS).

Like in many other European countries, Belgian companies have recently been setting up captive reinsurance companies in Luxembourg or Ireland to avoid or reduce taxes.

Clifford Chance and Allen & Overy have acted on the SFr 580 million ($342 million) management buy-out of the Swiss airport company Swissport International. European buy-out specialist Candover has bought the company from the bankrupt Swiss airline SwissAir. Clifford Chance partners David Pearson and Ian Bagshaw led the team advising Candover, while Allen & Overy banking partner Jacqueline Evans and corporate partner Jeremy Hunt advised Royal Bank of Scotland, the leader of a syndicate of five banks including ING, West LB, HypoVereinsbank and HBOS.

Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance have closed the second securitization of income from the lease of buildings still under construction. The £1.25 billion ($1.78 billion) securitization of the rental income on four office buildings is the fifth deal the two firms have closed for the Canary Wharf Group, the developer that built London's most outstanding landmark, and follows groundbreaking work done for the client last year.