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Foreign investors will soon be landing

The IFLR1000’s 2013 law firm rankings reveal a cautious market that’s strategising for better days

What does the Canadian government’s initial rejection of the Petronas/Progress deal signal for SOE investment, and Cnooc’s bid for Nexen?

Structured products, securitisations and commodity pools must navigate a patchwork of Dodd-Frank regulations. But recent interpretive guidance means all is not lost

The Panamanian bank has used a contractual structure to issue Latin America’s first cross-border covered bond

Lawyers have welcomed guidance on the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act from the Department of Justice and SEC. But uncertainty over which parties qualify as a public officials remains

Patrick McGurn Shareholder rights plans are often understood as anything but. By giving shareholders the opportunity to dilute a potential owner's stake in a company, they have effectively deterred any and all hostile acquisitions of companies that have adopted them.

If you are a sponsor looking for finance, you’ve no doubt seen better days. Here’s the bank counsel’s perspective on how to navigate today’s market

Ken Etim and Dipo Okuribido of Banwo & Ighodalo describe the challenges and achievements of a formerly struggling oil and gas industry

At some point during most people's childhood, there was an evil bogeyman lurking under a bed, or hidden in a closet, ready to make its presence known at a moment's notice. The bogeyman of the day for many market participants has become the commodity pool issue. This issue arises because the Dodd-Frank Act amended the definition of "commodity pool", making it broader by including any enterprise operated for the purpose of trading in swaps. Trading in swaps may seem like a high bar, but there is little guidance as to the type of entity that constitutes a commodity pool and some of that guidance suggests that entering into a single swap may be sufficient to trigger the registration requirement.