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  • PTT completes Asia’s second largest IPO of 2001
    Asia was awash with new equity in 2000, with huge initial public offerings from all corners of the region. The contrast with 2001 could not be starker. Nevertheless, last month's initial public offering (IPO) of the Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) is not to be sniffed at. In fact, it is Asia's second largest this year and is a foretaste of Thailand's privatization programme.
    December 01 2001
  • Word of Mouth
    "It has become increasingly clear that public or private financing is a most important lifeline of support for terrorism"
    December 01 2001
  • The secrets of Edgar filing for non-US issuers
    Under new SEC proposals, Regulation S-T will be amended to extend the requirement to file with its electronic system, Edgar, to non-US issuers. Sebastian Sperber and Ying Hsu of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Hong Kong, explain how to negotiate the system
    December 01 2001
  • US grants SEC increased emergency powers
    US legislators have granted the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) increased powers to respond to terrorist attacks or other emergencies. On October 12 the House Financial Services Committee voted to increase the length of time the Commission can waive regulations in response to a crisis.
    November 01 2001
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    Cutting edge close-up: Heidelberger’s acquisition of Indocement
    Philip Rapp and Lee Taylor of Clifford Chance, Singapore, and Vincent Mignon of Heidelberger Zement Group, analyze the company’s recent complex investment in Indocement
    November 01 2001
  • Canada
    A recent study (October 2001) of takeover bids for Canadian targets has produced some interesting results. The survey looked at 75 announced bids since Justice Blair gave judicial approval for the use of breakup fees (also known as break fees) as bid inducements in the contest for WIC Western International Communications in early 1998.
    November 01 2001
  • New Zealand
    The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) is proposing to amend the provisions in its listing rules related to foreign exempt companies. The advantage of foreign exempt status is that companies that satisfy the requirements are not subject to most of the ASX's listing rules. The proposed changes will dramatically raise the threshold for admission into the foreign exempt category. This will have serious consequences for a number of New Zealand companies that are already listed on the ASX as foreign exempt.
    November 01 2001
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    First steps for Russian private equity
    Like China, Russia is keen to entice offshore venture capital and private equity onshore. Daniel Gogek of Lovells, Moscow, explains the steps it is taking and how far it has to go
    November 01 2001
  • Australia
    The Financial Services Reform Act 2001 (FSR Act) and consequential legislation was passed by the Federal Parliament, and received Royal Assent on September 27 2001. The start date for the FSR Act has been pushed back from October 1 2001 to March 11 2002 following consultation with key companies and industry associations from the financial services sector. A two-year transitional period will apply to licensing and disclosure provisions for existing participants.
    November 01 2001
  • China spurs venture capital investment
    The Chinese authorities are creating a framework that they hope will attract venture capital funds onshore. Jonathan Lemberg, Xiaohu Ma, Paul Boltz and Jun Deng discuss the pros and cons of the new regime
    November 01 2001
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