Compliance Man Goes Global-Episode 4-Training
Global Growth: A Prime Opportunity for the Middle Market
Aquila: M&A Looking Up in 2013; "The Negatives Are Built In"
In this collaboration between the KPMG Board Leadership Center (BLC) and Eurasia Group, our aim is to help widen the boardroom aperture on the global climate challenge—where it stands, and what’s at stake—and to help boards...more
Earlier this month, the United Kingdom’s Green Technical Advisory Group (“GTAG”) published its Advice on the Development of a UK Green Taxonomy (the “Report”). This is the first stage of analysis published by the GTAG and...more
Logistics, packaging and shipments companies are using M&A to expand their service coverage and future proof - If 2020 was defined by the humanitarian crisis of the coronavirus pandemic, then 2021 has been the year of...more
As with most sectors, sustainability is a buzzword in the loan market. The market has taken its first steps with the sustainability linked loan, which is now gaining in popularity. Sustainability linked loans (SLLs) are...more
The Trump administration, Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Nasdaq have all recently announced initiatives focusing on regulatory reform for non-U.S. companies (also known as foreign private issuers)...more
Less than a day after the Journal reported that CBS and the Redstones are nearing a deal to resolve their many differences, we’ve learned that CBS chief Les Moonves—facing an investigation into alleged sexual harassment...more
Big tech (including Facebook, Google [theoretically], and Twitter) is heading back to the Hill (with @jack pulling double-duty, because that’s how he rolls). Here’s what to expect today based on their prepared testimony....more
Coke is buying British coffee-shop chain Costa for $5.1 billion, as the coffee wars just keep on chugging. Costa has 3800 stores in 32 countries and “a foothold in China,” making Coke an instant player in the field....more
Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published the final Standard for Total Loss Absorbing Capacity holdings. The Financial Stability Board published the TLAC requirements for global systemically important banks in...more
Even as experts are signaling caution in their outlook for the automotive sector, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is lowering its forecast of economic growth for this year. In its April 2016 report, the IMF reduced...more
Some interesting links we found across the web this week: Ask For Permission Or Beg For Forgiveness? A Primer For Startups Dealing With Regulators - Possible regulatory obstacles should be on the mind of all...more
Think you need to be in commodities or emerging markets to send ripples of fear through the markets these days? Well how about one of the world’s biggest banks. Because markets aren’t so hot on them right now, either –...more
On 9 November 2015, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published its final principles on the loss-absorbing and recapitalisation capacity of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) in resolution together with a final...more
For those focused on the debt restructuring market, the Greek sovereign crisis (covered extensively in our recent updates) has drowned out news of other debt restructuring matters this year. Our Alert below addresses key...more
First Circuit Rules Bankruptcy Code Preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act - On Monday, July 6, the Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the February 6, 2015 order and injunction of the Puerto Rico District...more
Ed. Note-today we have a guest post from Timur Khasanov-Batirov, Chief Compliance Officer at DTEK and Co-Chairman at Compliance Club of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. It will be a challenge. I mean to...more