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Restructuring activity has also increased as the retail, real estate, and construction sectors struggle to cope with recent crises and rising costs, say Markus Fellner, Florian Henöckl, and Nadine Maros of Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti, and Thomas Rohde of Bär & Karrer discuss Switzerland’s restructuring and insolvency landscape for 2024 and beyond

The system has proved to be effective in addressing companies with business difficulties, but areas of uncertainty remain, say Laïd Estelle Laurent, Jean Delapalme, and Claire Blondel of Jeantet

The key components of a business-friendly environment are in place in France and present an opportunity for further Chinese investment, say Raphaël Chantelot, Ran Hu, and Hubert Bazin of LPA-CGR avocats

A Swiss Federal Council report containing recommendations on improving financial market stability requires further evaluation, including with respect to the design of future additional tier 1 capital instruments, say Stefan Kramer, Benedikt Maurenbrecher, and Daniel Hulmann of Homburger

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao of GSK Stockmann provide a guide to the most recent legal and regulatory developments impacting Chinese investments into Luxembourg

Clarifications concerning the costs and charges of closed-end private equity funds are welcomed by Diana Ribeiro Duarte, Pedro Capitão Barbosa, and João P. Monjardino of Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados

Luke Hili of Ganado Advocates notes a shift towards companies viewing ESG as a value strategy for long-term growth rather than just as a regulatory burden, and casts a spotlight on Maltese activity

Annette Weber of Advestra addresses the key questions concerning the new Swiss requirement for certain companies to provide annual reports on non-financial matters

Heiko Gotsche, Christina Mann, and Nicole Kubalek, Latham & Watkins

Markus Fellner, Paul Luiki, and Peter Blaschke, Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners

Nick Cline, Robbie McLaren, Douglas Abernethy, and Christian Roberts, Latham & Watkins

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao, GSK Stockmann

Christoph Neeracher, Philippe Seiler, and Raphael Annasohn, Bär & Karrer

Andreas Moll and Christian Schönfeld of Prager Dreifuss report that more than 500,000 legal entities are facing enhanced disclosure requirements and the introduction of a federal register of beneficial owners

Demanding macroeconomic and geopolitical factors have led borrowers in the leveraged finance market to pursue alternative arrangements, but experts from Baker McKenzie suggest there are signs of a brighter outlook in the UK

Benedict Teo, Tham Feei Sy and Yvette Fong of Drew & Napier draw on case law from Singapore and the UK in analysing the main legal difficulties for cryptocurrency stakeholders

Urs Feller and Marcel Frey of Prager Dreifuss analyse a recent relaxing of Swiss regulation related to legal privilege for in-house counsel during internal investigations

While the economic outlook is a positive one for Portuguese businesses, Filipa Cotta and Catarina Carvalho Cunha of Vieira de Almeida find that pandemic hangovers are contributing to a predicted rise in corporate distress

Christoph Neeracher, Luca Jagmetti and Thomas Rohde of Bär & Karrer discuss Switzerland’s restructuring and insolvency landscape for 2023 and beyond

Sandro Fehlmann and Valérie Bayard of Advestra examine the likely impact of increasing demand for sustainable investments, the implementation of the regulatory framework for financial services and financial institutions that entered into force in 2020, the merger of Credit Suisse and UBS, and the introduction of L-QIFs.

As the Swiss tax authorities take an increasingly aggressive approach, Matthias Bizzarro and Ricardo Marino of Bär & Karrer explain the relevance of tax rulings, taxpayers’ means of appeal, and the burden of proof

João Nuno Riquito and Hália Cerqueira of Riquito Advogados report on a one-stop dual listing initiative between Macau and Luxembourg that is expected to build international financing channels and foster financial innovation

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao of GSK Stockmann illustrate the most recent legal and regulatory developments impacting Chinese investments into Luxembourg