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In July, following an investigation by the European Commission merger authority, Industri Kapital, a Scandinavian venture capital group, was given clearance to continue with its acquisition of Dyno, a Norwegian chemicals and explosives company. Although, outside the industry, this may not be considered newsworthy in itself, what is interesting is that Industri Kapital was only given the go-ahead subject to divestiture, which is unusual for venture capital groups. The principal concern of the the timber processing industry in Finland was that, as Industri Kapital was already dominant in the supply of formaldehyde and production of resin in Finland, the acquisition of Dyno would lead to a virtual monopoly in these areas.

The interaction between the internet and world stock markets is easily seen in the fortunes made (and lost) from volatile dot.com shares. But as Nancy Leigh of Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong, explains, the net is also helping reshape the structure of the securities industry

The general principles governing a lead manager's duties under Belgian law were confirmed by the Brussels' commercial court on February 10 2000.

The use of commercial paper as an alternative way to raise capital is becoming increasingly popular in Poland. The first Polish commercial paper was issued in 1992 under the name "commercial coupons". Since that time a growing number of entities have decided to take advantage of this financial instrument.

Law firms in Germany are rubbing their hands at the prospect of the London and Frankfurt iX merger, and many have been limbering up over the last six months with a host of landmark deals. Rufus Jones reports from Frankfurt

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Allen & Overy and Simons & Simmons are working on the proposed $2.1 billion joint venture between Italy's Finmeccanica and the UK's GKN, which the companies hope to close this autumn. The deal is an opportunity for both firms to integrate their Italian entities into advisory teams.

Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro, known as Petrobras, has completed the country's largest ever international equity issue. The deal, one of the biggest ever stock sales in Latin America, was a coup for Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr, Moherdaui e Quiroga Advogados, the only national firm involved in the deal.

Henri Wagner of Beghin & Feider, in association with Allen & Overy, looks at how Luxembourg’s regulator is trying to encourage wider participation in its financial markets

US financial institutions fear they will be exposed to more lawsuits following the adoption of new disclosure rules by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).