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Investors are becoming more concerned about ensuring loan agreements hold borrowers to well-defined ESG targets, according to a UK survey
Brett Rodda bolsters the firm’s growing M&A and PE practices in the US, where deal activity is picking up despite high interest rates
The Tokyo-based Baker McKenzie partner reveals her love for jewellery making and reflects on her most successful M&A deal
Lawyers told IFLR that heightened ESG scrutiny is reshaping the M&A landscape, with clients abandoning deals when they come across ESG concerns
Each week IFLR speaks to a different lawyer about their life and career
IFLR+’s new database shows US firms are targeting the booming M&A legal market
The Empowering Consumers Directive and impending Green Claims Directive could spur a rise in competition litigation
M&A legal specialists Robert Wright and Theodore Heng say building a team well-versed in AI is key to success in winning deals
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieDemanding macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have led borrowers in the leveraged finance market to pursue alternative arrangements, but experts from Baker McKenzie suggest there are signs of a brighter outlook in the UK
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieExperts from Baker McKenzie provide an overview of the main trends in the leveraged finance market during a turbulent period, with an M&A backlog and imminent maturities indicating a recovery
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieJaime Trujillo Caicedo, Alexandra Montealegre and María Camila Vargas, Baker McKenzie
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieRob Mathews, Ben Bierwirth and James Tanner of Baker McKenzie consider the current state of primary debt financial products with international appeal in the leveraged or acquisition finance context
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieLawyers from Baker McKenzie consider some of the challenges posed by ESG ratings in the context of debt securities offerings
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieJames Tanner and Eva-Maria Segur-Cabanac from Baker McKenzie examine whether the EU Green Bond Standard will be a realistic competitor to the ICMA Green Bond Principles
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie partners look at how trade receivables financing could be a valuable weapon in a European data centre's financial armoury
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieAs instances of cases increase, Michelle Heisner and Santiago Corcuera-Mansi of Baker McKenzie outline which ones to watch
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieThe announcement that UK electric vehicle maker Arrival Group is to merge with Nasdaq-listed CIIG could herald a new wave of SPACs looking at European acquisition targets in the coming years
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieIn the second instalment of this two-part series, Baker McKenzie lawyers explain what the debt capital markets have to offer struggling companies
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers explain the challenges faced by regulated insurance companies when seeking leveraged debt financing
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieIn part one of this two-part series, Baker McKenzie lawyers outline how equity capital markets have come to the rescue of listed companies struggling with the ongoing liquidity crisis
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieGrace Fung and Karen Man of Baker McKenzie discuss how regulations across Asia-Pacific are shaping the digital transformation of the financial services industry
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas lawyers discuss dispute resolution and investment strategies amid protectionist regimes for businesses post Covid-19
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers expect a resurgence of transactions involving private investments in public equities
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieA number of high profile listings including Facebook, Snap, Alibaba and LinkedIn have thrust dual class shares back into the spotlight. Baker McKenzie lawyers consider the model in various jurisdictions
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers from London, New York and Hong Kong SAR consider the impact of Covid-19 on markets and outline the moves companies and exchanges have already made
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie partners consider the role of geopolitical tensions in growing competition between stock exchanges around the world
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieGreen bonds are now in the mainstream. But the lack of contractual protections risk undermining the market and the broader sustainable finance project, as Baker McKenzie lawyers explain in this long read
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie partner Nick O’Donnell considers who or what is to blame for the fall in publicly-listed stocks worldwide – and why it’s unfair to say it’s the companies themselves
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers consider how a relatively innocuous feature of corporate bonds is causing a stir following recent litigation and new regulations
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers review the global biotech IPO landscape, considering how regulatory initiatives have aided growth
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers consider how foreign companies should approach the US’ famous Foreign Corrupt Practices Act when the goalposts keep moving
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieThey've never been popular with sponsors and corporates, but an investors’ market has kept them around. Baker McKenzie lawyers Rob Mathews and Haden Henderson question if now is the time for that to change
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBelgium is in the process of transposing the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which has a broader scope of application than its predecessors. Here Baker McKenzie lawyers unpick its approach
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieHong Kong’s financial regulator has become one of the first signatories of IOSCO’s enhanced cooperation standards
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieManuel Meyer, Andrea Bolliger and Yves Mauchle of Baker McKenzie explain why the Swiss legal regime is attractive for initial coin offerings
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieHong Kong is set to shelve its ban on dual class shares to attract new economy companies. Other exchanges are following suit
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieThe entry into force of the EU’s Benchmarks Regulation on January 1 will have a major impact on markets, asset classes and transactions