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Here are the key discussion points from this week's IFLR Southeast Asia forum, held in Singapore's Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

Sellers in European M&A deals took on less risk in 2014 as the region saw a major uplift in M&A deal value, according to a study by CMS Cameron McKenna.

China's new deposit insurance scheme is a first step towards liberalising interest rates and allowing bank resolution. Its introduction is seen by many as a step towards the government allowing financial institutions to fail.

Initially foreign investors were optimistic about India's budget proposals, which deferred the General Anti-Avoidance Rules (Gaar) and reduced the corporate tax rate. But a little-noticed exemption means foreign investors could be liable for an 18% minimum alternate tax (MAT) – and it will be applied retroactively.

Corporate criminal regimes are spreading throughout Europe. The idea that companies can be held criminally liable for actions which, the law deems, are made on their behalf was once a particularity of US law.

The creation of a new Renminbi (RMB) hub in Canada has the potential to lower friction costs for trades between China and companies across the Americas.

Chinese companies must wake up to the realities of operating in the US Chinese companies making acquisitions in the US should expect increased litigation risk, according to counsel in both countries. The best form of protection is distance between the parent and subsidiary. There's been a tangible increase in the number of Chinese firms purchasing US factories, plants and real estate in the country over recent years. In the past, litigating against a Chinese company was perceived as fruitless because it was difficult to collect on a ruling. But with those companies now holding more assets in the US, there are more opportunities for them to be seized.

Elias Neocleous At the end of January 2015 a number of detailed amendments were made to Cyprus laws regulating the financial and investment sector to align them with EU legislation. The principal changes were to the Takeover Bids Law of 2007, Alternative Investment Fund Managers Law of 2013, and the Business of Credit Institutions Law of 1997. Law 7(I) of 2015 amends the requirement contained in article 13(1) of the Takeover Bids Law for a mandatory bid to be made when a certain percentage shareholding is reached. Following the amendment, this requirement does not apply in the event that the acquisition (or possession) of titles arises due to the application of resolution tools, powers and mechanisms provided for in title IV of the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive. This is in line with article 119 of that directive.

The central government is tackling the national debt crisis through a disciplined approach that focusses on the long-term health of the financial markets

The government privatisation bucked the regional trend by using both Reg S and Rule 144A offerings