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The US government is blocking inbound M&A at levels never seen before. What is the reason behind this unprecedented change in approach?

Brazil recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of Law 12.529/2011 (Brazilian Antitrust Law), which established a pre-merger control system and aligned the Brazilian Antitrust Authority (Cade) with more mature jurisdictions.

It is common for Japanese companies to maintain a continuing relationship with their presidents and chief executive officers (CEOs) even after they retire, and they usually remain in the company by taking on advisory positions, commonly known as komon or sodanyaku in Japan. Such advisory positions are not prescribed in the Companies Act of Japan and their roles vary from company to company.

In line with most legal systems, Macau law also allows the issuance of preference shares as equity instruments, making them attractive both to issuers and investors in situations where the financing needs of the company should not disrupt an existing majority or the structure of the corporate power.

Although full implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) in Portugal is expected to occur very soon, the truth is that market players already hold sufficient tools and comply with enough EU regulations to assess internal policies and procedures to make them compliant with the Mifid II requirements.

It's one of the most contentions topics in the US financial regulation sector at the moment: the Senate's financial deregulation bill, which is set to unpick parts of the Dodd-Frank Act. When the Act was passed in 2010, it was hailed as the band aid with would help the financial sector heal and get its strength back.

Italy's election has made the EU's worst fears a reality. The election saw a stunning rejection of the EU and massive support for eurosceptic parties, including the far-right League that became the largest conservative party in Italy. Negotiations are ongoing to form a functioning government and several permutations could arise, but the most probable conclusion politically is a coalition involving the 5 Star Movement, the League and potentially Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia. League has strongly favoured exiting the EU and the euro previously, and taken a hardline stance against immigration, venturing into clear racism on occasions. Just after her election as mayor of Cascina, in Tuscany, Susanna Ceccardi posted a cartoon of a young woman dressed as a Viking kicking a dark-skinned pig dressed in a turban who dropped a Koran, with the words 'wake up Europe' underneath. Since the election campaign began, their stance on the EU has softened somewhat but they are likely to be a big obstacle in any plans to pull member states closer.

Jackie Kahng In India Trilegal has closed its Hyderabad office and will service existing clients from Bangalore. The firm's one partner Pavan Kumar has left the firm.

There 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

Diversifying the sources of funding and reducing their dependency on bankers: SMEs can kill two birds with one stone