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Linklaters explains how recent changes to Delaware law will expedite US take-privates and facilitate compliance with US margin regulation for purchasers and lenders globally

The SEC has a renewed focus on rationalising information disclosure requirements. Shearman & Sterling explains the consequences

When do engaged shareholders become activists? It's a question the British government may be forced to answer soon, as years of its well-intentioned proposals finally become material.

The shortlist for the fourth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business Law Awards has been announced

Tough economic penalties against Russia for its actions in Crimea look set to have a dramatic – and positive – impact on the country's local banks.

Is the US leverage ratio still just a backstop? On April 8 the US Federal Reserve issued its final ruling on the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio (ESLR) for the country's eight largest lenders. The two percent increase over the Basel recommendation has banks considering ways to adjust their portfolios, with the possibility of adding risk to maintain profitability. The final rule is not a deviation from the proposal, but is still unwelcome and could impact banks' global competiveness. The eight largest banks will now be required to meet an ESLR of five percent from 2018 and subsidiaries are recommended to have a six percent ratio.

A hands-off approach is the best mitigant. But is it realistic? The European Commission (EC) has held a Goldman Sachs-sponsored fund jointly liable for a portfolio company's cartel infringement. It's only the second time Europe's antitrust authority has pierced the corporate veil of a company owned by a private equity (PE) fund and imposed liability on its financial sponsor.

Steven Francis, Baker & McKenzie Germany's legal market saw a fair amount of activity in the past four weeks. Berlin, a city which, as a burgeoning hub for domestic high-tech start-ups and the home of the government, has enticed Berwin Leighton Paisner, Herbert Smith Freehills and Morrison Foerster into establishing a presence there recently. In March, however, KING & WOOD MALLESONS SJ BERWIN revealed it would be leaving the city. Two of the office's three partners, Frank Vogel and Jan Dirk Heerma, are departing the firm to launch a venture capital boutique. Early this month, Eversheds German arm, HEISSE KURSAWE EVERSHEDS announced it would be launching a base in Germany's capital while simultaneously confirming that the two firms, which currently function as an association, were discussing a merger and full financial integration.

Counsel reveal what they believe needs to change in London’s liquid but imperfect equity market

A Japanese Bitcoin exchange's Chapter 15 filing may set a precedent for US Bankruptcy Court recognition of international internet company restructurings.