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Mexico’s energy sectors will have to remove these - but when?

Julián J Garza and Héctor Arangua of Nader Hayaux & Goebel explore the new possibilities presented by Mexico’s evolving private equity industry

Bo Yong Ahn and Sung-Soo Choi of Kim & Chang explain the rapid growth of private equity funds in South Korea in recent years

Gareth Thomas and Priya Aswani of Herbert Smith Freehills offer a review of key cases and legal developments from the past year

Rarely does surprise and regulatory inaction end positively. And yet, the US Federal Reserve's revelation last month that it would not – as many had assumed – begin to taper the pace of its $85 billion a month quantitative easing (QE) programme, appeared to do just that.

Mexico’s state-run power sector is set to liberalise. The proposed reforms give an early indication of how private entities will be able to participate

The region’s market watchdogs are beefing up their surveillance and enforcement activities. Here are the latest statistics and strategies

Andrés Felipe Parra Ana María Rodríguez In 2011, the Colombian Congress enacted an anti-corruption statute known as Law 1474 of 2011 to bring the country's anti-corruption laws up to international standards. The Law contains provisions that specifically refer to anti-corruption policies and prohibitions that are applicable to all sectors of the economy. Therefore, companies undertaking business activities in Colombia should adopt specifically tailored compliance policies and procedures, including the establishment of compliance manuals, to heighten awareness within the corporate organisation and minimise the potential legal liabilities that may arise out of unlawful conduct by any of its employees or third-parties acting on the entity's behalf. Surprisingly, most companies in Colombia remain unaware of the existence of the new anti-corruption regulations, and the severe penalties that may be imposed for violations of the new law. One of the most significant penalties includes the potential cancellation or suspension of the company's registration with the Chamber of Commerce if it can be proven that the entity has sought to benefit from the commission of a criminal offence against the public administration, such as the commission of a bribery-related offence.

Felipe Cuberos of Prietocarrizosa analyses the development of bankruptcy and restructuring laws in Colombia

Milagros Maravi Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been used in Peru since the 90s, primarily for the development or improvement of public infrastructure and services, specifically transportation (ports, airports, highways, urban road networks, train and subways) telecommunications, health, sanitation, electricity, hydrocarbons, public cleaning and disposal of solid waste, agriculture and irrigation sectors. PPPs in Peru bind private investors with the national, regional or municipal governmental agencies, as a means to promote projects within their corresponding competence or jurisdiction.