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  • As record volumes in European debt capital markets continue into 2014, so too has the availability of funding options increased
  • At long last, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive reform package (Mifid II) has been announced. But the final accord, aimed at overhauling Europe's securities markets, has proved more than a little underwhelming.
  • A lack of certainty about India's investment environment is a long-standing and near-universal complaint. While the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) seem to recognise this problem, their actions are missing the point – more rules aren't helping.
  • The number of Asian takeovers of large North American targets throughout 2013 tested the commercial and regulatory boundaries of inbound M&A. It also set some precedents for how authorities will react in these scenarios. This should allow new purchasers – worldwide, but especially from the east – to prepare for regulatory concerns.
  • The Irish Takeover Panel ‘s is just as strong The December sale of biotech firm Élan to Perrigo brought to an end one of last year's most watched hostile takeover sagas, and has revealed the Irish Takeover Panel's unwavering approach to its rules. The $8.6 billion acquisition by the US pharmaceutical company came off the back of the Irish target's defence of Royalty Pharma's $6.8 billion hostile offer.
  • The natural next step for credit enhancement in the offshore debt market
  • In December Qatar telecommunications company Ooredoo announced it signed an agreement with a consortium led by Digicel to develop telecommunications towers in Myanmar. This is an important step for Myanmar infrastructure.
  • It’s back to this for community and foreign banks As banks and private practices sift through the Volcker rule, it is becoming clear that US community banks and foreign banks will be the controversial rule's biggest losers. The far-reaching 800-page provision of the Dodd-Frank Act means both will likely be forced to rethink their business models to comply.
  • The use of high-yield bonds to fund non-controlling buyouts is tipped to be a key development for the M&A market in 2014. The structure could be transformative for deals in Asia.
  • The intensive lateral hiring of November and December continued into the new year in the US, another sign of a rebounding economy and widespread anticipation of strong dealflow in 2014.