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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.

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

This traditional German debt instrument is attracting international interest

Balancing participation and risk management is key to successfully navigate the complexities of tenders

Terms 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

The 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.