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Here the Clifford Chance lawyers that advised the Commission explain why the US-inspired draft directive must not be underestimated

Sapin II aims to bring French transparency in line with international standards. But it is yet to be tested in practice

Ian Borman In Belgium, the most significant change this month saw LIEDEKERKE WOLTERS WAELBROECK KIRKPATRICK appoint two new partners from regional firm NautaDutlih. François Tulkens, a public law specialist, joined the firm alongside Vincent Ost, who was a senior associate at his former firm focusing on real estate and infrastructure work. He has notable experience in public procurement and public-private partnership matters.

Homburger partner Daniel Haeberli analyses how Switzerland’s proposed prospectus regime could impact issuances of structured products

Silvia Canales The regulatory dynamics affecting companies that run their businesses in sectors under the inspection and surveillance of a regulatory and supervisory authority, require an understanding of a multiplicity of rules of different levels and sources. Those rules, promoted by the different regulators, are aimed at ensuring that the businesses are developed with a high level of public interest in mind.

Yuri Suzuki and Eiichiro Hata of Atsumi & Katai explore how the city is ramping up legal and commercial initiatives to drive international business

Matthias Bürge, Andreas Moll and Charlotte Rupf from Prager Dreifuss assess the importance of data protection considerations in M&A due diligence

Carlos Fradique-Méndez María Natalia Rodríguez Colombia's fourth generation infrastructure programme unveiled by the government back in 2013 and further developed in 2015, for the first time formally acknowledged and subtly introduced basic premises of project finance into the legal framework. The ambitious investment targeted intermodal transportation development. Since its structuring stage, it has entailed several alterations both to the applicable regulation and institutional behaviour. The official introduction of this specialised type of financing scheme through the PPP law (1508 of 2012) and infrastructure law (1682 of 2013) has proved its worth by attracting investors with a sophisticated appetite and achieving the closing of the majority of financing agreements.

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

Asset-backed securities fell out of favour after the financial crisis but they are gradually returning - and evolving