Midyear Banking Review
Take private activity reached a decade high in the first half of 2021, fueled by large sums of dry powder and heated competition for assets - The takeover of supermarket chain Morrison's, the fourth-largest in the UK, has...more
Welcome to the Akin Gump Global Private Equity/M&A Survey 2021: Opportunities Ahead. The last 12 months have been hugely challenging for dealmakers around the world but, after an initial period of disruption following...more
Since the early 1990s, a large number of well-known Chinese companies have been listed in the United States to enhance their global image, and the US stock market has become a haven for many Chinese stocks. However, China...more
On March 17, 2020 the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 ("RDL") which contains a number of measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Spain....more
CMA Announces New Rules for Ownership in Listed Companies by Foreign Strategic Investors - As part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to regulate and develop the capital markets and to facilitate foreign investment,...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
1. Despite dire predictions about how his election might affect investor confidence, the U.S. stock market is surging. Still, global markets see Trump as an uncertainty. What does a Trump presidency mean for businesses...more
A new trading link dropping next week will give international investors access to more than 800 stocks listed on China’s Shenzhen stock market, the boom/bust venue best known for its “rampant speculation”....more
Donald Trump’s election has the potential to significantly reshape U.S.-Russia relations, but whether any change occurs will depend largely on his willingness to offer Russia a clean slate and whether the U.S. Congress...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
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
News of the volatile Chinese stock market has dominated international headlines over the past couple of months, and the spotlight has been on the Chinese authorities’ reaction to these developments. Their wide-reaching policy...more