Western Europe
IFLR’s accreditation title reveals that 240 practices moved up the tables and 128 firms appeared for the first time
New hires were made across the corporate, PE, finance and regulatory practices in Johannesburg, London and Houston
The move will result in an expansion of Fieldfisher’s corporate presence in the region
US regulator seeks feedback on plans to withdraw recovery rules for large national banks, which will save around $20 million per year
New hires and partner promotions were made across the financial services, corporate, regulatory and transaction practices in London, Riyadh and across the US
A revamped rulebook has given a boost to London IPO activity that looks set to continue in the fourth quarter and into 2026, lawyers tell IFLR
Lawyers see the potential for first-mover advantage in advising on a new trading platform for shares, but they are not certain it will achieve all its goals
There are important practice points and legal solutions to consider when the collateral for an SPV repackaging is a sovereign loan
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Sponsored by LPA LawChinese investment into France grew in 2018 even as it dropped across the rest of Europe, and investor-friendly changes may give it a further boost. Raphaël Chantelot, Fanny Nguyen, Hubert Bazin and Nicolas Vanderchmitt of LPA – CGR Avocats take a look at the environment -
Sponsored by Bär & KarrerIn a referendum held on May 19 2019, the Federal Act on Tax Reform and AHV Financing (TRAF) was adopted by the Swiss people and the cantons. The reform includes several measures directed at corporate income taxation, such as the abolition of tax privileges for certain types of companies (status companies) and the implementation of internationally accepted replacement measures such as a patent box or the ability to super-deduct R&D costs (up to 150% of actual costs). The reform also contains tax measures at the shareholder level. The majority of the measures will be in force as of January 1 2020.
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Sponsored by GSK StockmannMarcus Peter and Yi Wang of GSK Stockmann look at how Luxembourg has positioned itself as a platform for Chinese investments into the EU and the recent trend of Chinese investors building permanent foundations in the country
