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This first-of-a-kind listing involved a highly technical due diligence process

All the shortlisted deals, teams and individuals for IFLR's 2018 Middle East Awards

The first index backed securities for the fledgling benchmark has a diverse investor breakdown, lending the rate additional credibility

Xiaomi's initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock exchange (HKEx) in July kickstarted a wave of listings of companies with the so-called weighted voting right (WVR) structure. This allows significant voting rights to be awarded to a shareholder, regardless of their actual stake in the company, and is often used by a company's founders after an initial public offering to limit stock dilution and retain control.

Kirkland & Ellis has opened its second office in Texas hiring six lawyers in Dallas. The office's initial staff will be eight partners – the firm opened in Houston in 2014.

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The market is gaining momentum with increased sovereign, supranational and corporate issuances, and growing government support

Pedro Cortés, Rato Ling Lei & Cortés, and António Lobo Vilela look at what might happen when Macau's casino gaming concessions expire in 2020 and 2022

The Colombian Central Bank recently issued Regulation 1 of 2018 to replace Regulation 8 of 2000, updating the regulation applicable to derivative operations in Colombia. Regulation DODM-144 was also adjusted to reflect such changes and to clarify the procedures required for the reporting of these operations to the Central Bank.

Commercial battles are being fought on every continent. The Trump administration has imposed tariffs on a wide range of goods from long-standing trade partners including China, Canada and the EU. At the same time, it's reforming and reinforcing the powers of its Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (Cfius) to oversee takeovers by foreign investors, and getting the Department of Defense involved as well for good measure.