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  • Swedish firms rise to the challenge
    The last 12 months have seen big changes in the Swedish legal market. Mid-sized firms in particular are taking strategic decisions to merge or make international links. Samantha Wigham reports
    April 30 1997
  • Seeking compliance
    Robert Mooney, general counsel and deputy chief administrative officer, Asia Pacific region, Merrill Lynch, talks to Richard Forster
    April 30 1997
  • First Bank System/US Bancorp merger
    First Bank System of Minnesota is making an agreed US$8.7 billion all-share bid for US Bancorp. The merged bank will be known as US Bancorp, and will be the eighth-largest US bank by market capitalization. The deal highlights the trend towards geographic consolidation among US banks.
    April 30 1997
  • SBC in record acquisition
    US company SBC Communications has completed its US$16.5 billion acquisition of the Pacific Telesis group. The merger creates the largest US provider of local telephone services, with a market value of US$47.9 billion. The merger was completed after approval from the California Public Utilities Commission.
    April 30 1997
  • Skadden loses China team
    A team of associates from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom's Beijing office has defected to Vinson & Elkins. The move halves Skadden's Beijing office, leaving two partners and three associates.
    April 30 1997
  • Comment
    Howard M Liebman of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Brussels, believes that the Renault affair is evidence that European monetary union is premature
    April 30 1997
  • Amsterdam offers new growth market
    The Euro NM network of markets, offering a less demanding listing regime for young high-risk companies, has been extended to the Netherlands. By Pieter Riemer of Trenité Van Doorne, London
    April 30 1997
  • Canada boosts access for foreign banks
    A new raft of financial services reforms opens the way for more competition from abroad, among other significant reforms. By Paul Belanger of Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Toronto
    April 30 1997
  • Asian litigation
    Two recent Court of Appeal decisions in Hong Kong each touched on an issue of concern to banks in their dealings with customers and third parties: first, whether a mortgagee is bound by a Mareva injunction, and secondly whether a trust can be impressed on deposits secured by contract.
    April 30 1997
  • Hungary
    The Hungarian Civil Code rules on mortgages and pledges were recently amended by Act XXVI of 1996. The Act was adopted by parliament on April 9 1996 and some provisions entered into effect on May 1 1996, but the remaining provisions take effect on May 1 1997. This briefing outlines the main changes.
    April 30 1997
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