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Russian Decree No. 430 was signed on July 5, establishing a basic framework for the replacement of Eurobonds with Russian bonds. The Decree also confirms that debts owed to Russian participants of international syndicates of...more
The Justice Department on Wednesday announced an $8.3 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma as part of a deal in which the company will plead guilty to criminal charges “related to its marketing of the addictive painkiller”...more
Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more
As more Turkish companies begin to report liquidity issues and economic pressures begin to bite, successful financial restructurings are likely to become increasingly critical to the prosperity of the Turkish economy...more
In July 2017, Mainland China and the Hong Kong SAR launched the Bond Connect Scheme ("Bond Connect"). Bond Connect is a milestone in the liberalization of the Chinese debt capital markets, a significant opportunity for...more
In a move designed to boost the issuance of Panda bonds and encourage foreign participation in the Chinese bond market, the People’s Bank of China (the Chinese central bank) and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the...more
Stock Market Commentary - Domestic equity markets rebounded during the second quarter, bringing the year-to-date return into positive territory for the S&P 500, now up 2.6% YTD after gaining 3.4% for the quarter. Reports...more
US Courts Will Decide Whether to Enforce US$2 Billion Award Against Petróleos de Venezuela - In April 2018, an International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) tribunal awarded US$2.04 billion in damages to two subsidiaries of U.S....more
Breakingviews suggests that the devil is definitely in the details in Sempra Energy’s apparent winning bid for Oncor. Control of the company, for example, isn’t as simple as it might seem....more
Following announcement of the proposed launch of a bond trading link between China and Hong Kong (Bond Connect) earlier this year, Bond Connect officially launched on July 3, 2017. Bond Connect allows foreign institutional...more
China has announced the launch of a new initiative that is likely to liberalize the process for foreign investors to invest in the China bond market. As the third largest bond market in the world, this could be a significant...more
A collection of corporate heavy hitters are betting big on the blockchain technology behind bitcoin rival Ethereum to build a computing system to track data and financial contracts. The project is seen by some as a way to...more
A new program providing fund managers with access to China’s principal bond market officially opened for business in May 2016. The program – known as the China Interbank Bond Market (CIBM) program – greatly simplifies the...more
In late May, The Russian Federation issued its first sovereign bond since the Ukraine crisis in 2014. The sole organizer of the bond is VTB Capital, an arm of VTB Bank, Russia’s second largest financial institution. Both VTB...more
China launched a green bond pilot initiative via the Shanghai Stock Exchange, encouraging further foreign investment in a rapidly growing asset class and paving the way for issuances by non-financial institutions....more
Faced with redemptions and currency outflows from the country, Chinese regulators have taken welcome steps to make it easier for fund managers and other institutional investors to invest in China. Fund managers, in...more
The real estate world unofficially convened at the 9th Annual Real Estate Capital Markets Conference hosted by Goodwin Procter and Columbia Business School. The speakers and guests, which included real estate fund...more
In November 2014, the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (the “Shanghai Train”), a pilot program for establishing mutual stock market access between mainland China? and Hong Kong, was officially launched. The new cross-border...more
The Luxembourg government recently launched the “reserved alternative investment fund” – a new form of Luxembourg AIF that does not require prior approval from the Luxembourg supervisory authority, the CSSF. In other...more
The Philippine bond market differs significantly from other markets, but is expected to change as growth continues. Philippine companies have become avid borrowers of funds provided by the international high yield...more
New SAFE cross-border security rules will ease restrictions on offshore bond offerings and other offshore financings by Chinese companies. Introduction – On May 19, 2014, China’s State Administration of Foreign...more
Although Puerto Rico’s much-discussed sub-investment grade general obligation bond issue is not yet being marketed via an official preliminary official statement, it appears that a draft POS has been making the rounds. The...more
Puerto Rico Recent Developments - The three major credit rating agencies, Standard & Poor's, Moody's, and Fitch Ratings, downgraded the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's debt to "junk" status during the first two weeks of...more
Foreign and Chinese companies seeking to access the renminbi (“RMB”) bond market can now raise capital without time-consuming IPOs, rights issuances and secondary offerings. It also provides a cheaper form of RMB financing to...more
The Federal Reserve’s decision to begin tapering its bond buying program is likely to put a dent in M&A activity in 2014 because it will likely lead to higher interest rates, making deal financing more expensive, according to...more