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Roberto MacLean Article 106 of the Peruvian Ley General de Sociedades (Law of Corporations) establishes that a corporation may not grant loans or provide guarantees to third parties, in support of the acquisition of shares issued by such corporation. Some argue that this constitutes an absolute prohibition, and that any agreement providing such financing is null and void. With this in mind, some practitioners have designed structures that they believe avoid the prohibition simply because they avoid the form of a direct financing prohibited by article 106, hoping form will prevail over substance if the case comes to court.

The region’s multilaterals are moving beyond debt financing. Here’s what co-investors must consider

David Ethridge, senior vice president and head of capital markets at the New York Stock Exchange, discusses opportunities for Korean companies in the US equity capital markets

Pedro Cortés Marta Mourão On January 5 2015, the Official Gazette published Law 1/2015, which provides for the new legal regime on the system of qualifications in the fields of urban construction and urbanism. This new law will come into force on July 1 2015 and was enacted as a response to the tremendous growth that Macau SAR has been facing in the civil construction and urbanism sectors.

Sky Yang of Bae Kim & Lee outlines recent legislative changes as South Korea finally comes round to tightening its data protection regulations

Contributors including Korea Corporate Governance Service, NYSE and Gen2 Partners provide practical advice for managing transactions in the country

The private equity firm’s acquisition of a majority stake in the German hearing aid business used a new-style management participation vehicle and novel warrants

Can Hong Kong and Shanghai’s legal and regulatory systems connect as well as their trading and clearing systems?

John H Choi and Changhun Lee of Shin & Kim look at amended guidelines on the unreasonable exercise of IP rights

Africa’s governments are pushing the indigenisation of major projects. For international sponsors and lenders, it introduces home and host country compliance concerns