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#2 The Prospective Directive’s aims may be exploited

The motives behind the European Commission's (EC) Prospectus Directive (PD) have never been questioned. The goals of reducing the costs and burden for companies producing prospectuses, and the headaches for investors wading through them, are faultless.

December 10 2015

#9 Argentina will return

In terms of sovereign debt, one country to watch is Argentina. "Argentina will come back to the market next year which will be interesting," says Antonia Stolper, partner at Shearman & Sterling.

December 10 2015

#4 European high-yield will come of age

Frenetic, argumentative and growing a little too quickly. European high-yield has clearly been experiencing its teenage years. But in 2016 the market will find its feet. In addition to the first wave of restructures – and the valuable lessons that come with it – there will be more constructive dialogue between issuers and investors, and more diversified use of funds.

December 10 2015

#14 More high yield restructures

High-yield bondholders face a tumultuous 2016; counsel say – with certainty – that mass restructurings are on the horizon.

December 10 2015

#15 Macro conditions to hamper UAE IPO potential

If markets were to remain stable, 2016 would see a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs) out of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) off the back of its new Commercial Companies Law. This includes various provisions aimed at making it both easier and more attractive for companies to go public on a UAE-based exchange, as policymakers look to prevent local companies from listing abroad.

December 10 2015

#10 Corporate issuers propel Malaysian sukuk

Already a regional leader in Islamic finance, Malaysia will continue to strengthen the shariah elements of its capital markets, driven by a desire to rival its Middle Eastern counterparts in sukuk trading. It comes amid a stepped-up national drive towards harmonising the practice of Islamic and common law, to remove legal anomalies affecting the shariah-compatibility of its legal system.

December 10 2015

#16 LatAm at the mercy of currency risk

In 2016, for better or worse, LatAm's equity market activity will largely hinge on the stability of local currencies. And counsel are cautiously optimistic. The region is not known for a robust equity market, but according to Shearman & Sterling partner Antonia Stolper, last year was in a class of its own. "2015 was truly bad," she says. "We had the whole Fibra boom in Mexico in the last two years and other one offs in some other countries. But the pipeline is somewhat weak."

December 10 2015

#12 Funds will spur capital raising alternatives

Move over exchange-traded funds. The next incarnation of funds-capital markets collaboration will look more like Apax's £585 million ($876 million) vehicle it listed in London last June. Known as Apax Global Alpha, it pools cash on behalf of institutional investors and acquires companies and other operating assets.

December 10 2015

Asia Wibl winners 2015

The region’s best female lawyers and the firms paving the way for meritocracy in the legal profession were celebrated in Hong Kong on November 11

December 10 2015

#13 CMBS will conquer Europe

Securitisations as a whole might be marred by EU regulatory clashes, but commercial mortgage-backed deals (CMBS) are set to broaden their footprint across the continent. And their tranches will blur the boundary between loans and bonds.

December 10 2015

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