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| 1 | Consideration and acquisition finance: international ... Overview of the main issues to consider when structuring consideration and finance (debt and or equity or a combination of the two) for a cross-border acquisition. Country specific information (updated periodically) for Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Korea, UK (England and Wales) and US (New York). | Practice Note: Overview | 27-Feb-2013 |
| 2 | Overview: international joint ventures An overview of key issues to address on an international joint venture. | Practice Note: Overview | 18-Nov-2009 |
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| 1 | Financial assistance This note considers the rules under the Companies Act 2006, from 1 October 2009, that prohibit a public company from giving financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition of its shares or those of a parent company, and a private company from giving financial assistance for the purpose of the acquisition of shares of a public parent company. For details of the pre-1 October 2009 position under the Companies Act 1985, see Practice note, Financial assistance: pre-1 October 2009. | Practice Notes | Maintained |
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| 1 | The year of the dragon: M&A in China This feature article, the first in a series of articles about the legal aspects of doing business in China, considers how to navigate the M&A market. | Articles | 31-May-2012 |
| 2 | Private equity financing trends: back to the future? A consideration of the changes in European private equity financing since the height of the market in 2007. | Articles | 24-Feb-2011 |
| 3 | Private Equity Investments in China An analysis of the recent surge of private equity activity in China. | Articles | 01-Jun-2010 |
| 4 | IPOs of private equity-backed companies in 2010 This article examines recent IPOs of private equity-owned companies in the US, the UK and Spain and the broader trends they reveal. | Articles | 31-May-2010 |
| 5 | Private equity buyouts after the crisis This article examines some of the most significant buyouts to have taken place in Europe and the US between October 2009 and April 2010 and the trends they reveal about the transactional private equity market in the aftermath of the financial crisis. | Articles | 01-May-2010 |
| 6 | Rewinding the Clock: The Impact of Changes to GAAP on ... A discussion of how recent changes to generally accepted accounting principles affect acquisition loan agreements. | Articles | 04-Feb-2010 |
| 7 | Financing acquisitions of companies in the UK and the US The differences between acquisition financings in the US and the UK are decreasing due to the general globalisation of capital markets, in particular the introduction to the UK of private equity sponsor financing techniques developed in the US. However, some significant differences remain. This chapter examines structuring the acquisition and conditionality and preparation (the need for "certain funds"). | Articles | 01-Nov-2007 |
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| 1 | Trends in LBOs: Fitch Report Fitch Ratings published a report discussing current trends in US leveraged buyout (LBO) activity and their implications for the buyout sector for the remainder of 2012. | Legal Update: archive | 20-Sep-2012 |
| 2 | Takeover Code: amended Panel Executive Practice ... The Takeover Panel Executive has published amended versions of a number of its Practice Statements, which have been updated principally to reflect the Takeover Code changes that came into effect on 19 September 2011. | Legal Update: archive | 19-Sep-2011 |
| 3 | Takeover Code: response statement on Code amendments ... The Code Committee of the Takeover Panel has published its response statement setting out the amendments to the Takeover Code following its review of certain aspects of the regulation of takeover bids. | Legal Update: archive | 21-Jul-2011 |
| 4 | G20 endorse Basel III and draft legislation expected March ... The G20 has endorsed Basel III and the European Commission has stated that it intends to publish draft implementing legislation in March 2011. | Legal Update: archive | 15-Nov-2010 |
| 5 | Takeover Code: response to consultation on review of certain ... The Code Committee of the Panel has published its response statement to Public Consultation Paper PCP 2010/2: Review of certain aspects of the regulation of takeover bids. | Legal Update: archive | 21-Oct-2010 |
| 6 | Reverse Break-up Fees, Specific Performance and Risk ... An update on the different ways buyers and sellers have allocated pre-closing risk in recent public mergers. | Legal Update: archive | 04-Mar-2010 |
| 7 | LMA publishes revised documents to cater for finance party ... An update on revised documents published by the Loan Market Association in June 2009, which incorporate provisions dealing with finance party default and market disruption. | Legal Update: archive | 01-Jul-2009 |