April 2018
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Sponsored by Kirkland & EllisSeveral countries want to increase national security reviews of foreign buyers, and have set plans in motion to implement investment clearance reforms -
Sponsored by EY LawTheir role was redefined during the financial crisis, and now they face the challenges of digital currencies and fintechs
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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 Orrick Herrington & SutcliffeDiversifying the sources of funding and reducing their dependency on bankers: SMEs can kill two birds with one stone
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Sponsored by CuatrecasasIn July 2017, the Spanish government announced the Extraordinary Road Investment Plan (Plan Extraordinario de Inversión en Carreteras or PIC). This plan involves investing €5 billion ($6.2 billion) to construct 2,000 km of highways over a four-year period (2017 to 2021).
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Sponsored by Maples GroupThe Irish parliament is debating a bill which, if passed, would regulate the owners of Irish loan portfolios. The proposed legislation – the Consumer Protection (Regulation of Credit Servicing Firms) [Amendment] Bill 2018 (the Bill) is understood to have been triggered by reports of intended loan sales by particular retail banks in Ireland. Since 2015, non-regulated owners of loan portfolios comprising loans to consumers and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been required to appoint a regulated credit servicer to manage the portfolio. This was to ensure that consumers and SMEs would continue to enjoy their statutory customer protection even though their creditor was unregulated. Broadly, this ensured consumers and SMEs were in the same position as if facing a regulated retail bank. However, in some political circles this regime has been perceived as providing insufficient protection to borrowers.
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Sponsored by AshurstTerms for high yield bonds and leveraged loans continue to converge, driven by growing similarity in investor bases, increased market size and liquidity, and more oversight
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Sponsored by Kirkland & EllisBalancing participation and risk management is key to successfully navigate the complexities of tenders
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Sponsored by Debevoise & PlimptonThis traditional German debt instrument is attracting international interest
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Sponsored by Prager DreifussThere are different forms and treatments of subordination agreements in Swiss insolvency. This article is inspired by the authors’ experience representing the security agent of $1.75 billion bond issue of a Swiss based oil refinery group
