The UK Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) has introduced amendments to the definition of “acting in concert” under the Takeover Code (the “Code”) and, in particular, the circumstances in which the Panel will presume parties to be...more
This alert outlines the recent potentially seismic shifts in the Fintech regulatory landscape affecting the regulation and commercial business model of China’s online micro-lending company ("MLC") sector – a part of the...more
12/9/2020
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Regulators ,
China ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Monopolization ,
People's Bank of China ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
Returns from Asia-Pacific merger arbitrage positions have proved consistently attractive over time, offering the additional benefit of portfolio diversification when compared to other equity strategies where returns are more...more
11/3/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Appraisal ,
Arbitrage ,
Asia Pacific ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Statutory Mergers
1. Greater China’s Stock Markets Power Ahead -
With governments looking to boost the growth of domestic equity markets, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has been trumpeting the benefits of its new regimes for emerging...more
9/16/2020
/ Biotechnology ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
Listing Rules ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shanghai Stock Exchange ,
Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ,
Stock Markets
The attraction of seeking out superior investment returns from well-structured investments in Asia’s unique markets has never been stronger. Economies in countries such as China, India, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia all...more