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Luís M S Oliveira and Pedro Patrício Amorim og Oliveira, Martins, Moura, Esteves e Associados - Sociedade de Advogados

By Enrique Sanz and Patricia Manca of Landwell Abogados y Asesores, Madrid

A report prepared by Fernando Vives of Garrigues & Andersen, Madrid

The German government has been quick to respond to Vodafone’s ground-breaking hostile bid for Mannesmann. In June, it introduced proposals to regulate takeovers for the first time. Hartmut Krause of Allen & Overy, Frankfurt, explains the proposed rules

The general principles governing a lead manager's duties under Belgian law were confirmed by the Brussels' commercial court on February 10 2000.

The Securities Act of Chile prohibits insider trading and the misuse of privileged information. It states that all people who have access to privileged information, resulting from their office, position, activity or relationship, must keep it confidential and may not use it for their own benefit or that of a third party. Nor may they acquire securities for themselves or for a third party, directly or indirectly, based on such privileged information. Tipping privileged information is also prohibited, and those who handle privileged information have the obligation to control and supervise that their employees and related third parties abide by this rule.

In June, IFLR (page 71) outlined the details of the New Capital Market (NCM), an initiative designed by the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZSE) to make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to raise capital for new growth-oriented business.

Baker & McKenzie has advised on the latest stage in the privatization of Poland's Telekomunikacja Polska (TPSA). The deal is the second round in the sell-off of the company, under which a 35% stake was bought by a consortium of France Telecom and Kulczyk Holding. At $4.3 billion, the deal is eastern Europe's largest privatization and mergers and acquisitions transaction to date.

Singapore has officially opened up its market for legal services, with the government inviting foreign lawyers to practise Singapore law. Nick Ferguson looks at how foreign firms have been preparing for their grand entrance

Glen Scarcliffe, Cleary Gottlieb