Highlights On April 2, 2012, the Russian President introduced draft amendments to the Civil Code geared towards granting greater freedom in determining the management structure for private companies, execution of shareholders’ agreements, and changing the form of incorporation of legal entities. Rules intended to prevent abuse in corporate and ancillary relations will be introduced. New … Continued
Executive Summary/Highlights: Global M&A volume in Q1 2012 was US$481 billion (US$1.9 trillion on an annualized basis), down 16% from Q4 2011. Many ingredients of an M&A resurgence are present, including would-be strategic and private equity acquirers’ considerable cash stockpiles and improving balance sheets, a historically low cost of debt financing for investment grade borrowers, … Continued
Highlights: On 28 January 2012 a new law came into force relating to the merger and demerger procedure under Belgian law. The new law simplifies the existing procedure by reducing the administrative reporting and documentation requirements to an absolute minimum while safeguarding the interests of shareholders and other parties. This simplification implements the European Directive … Continued
Contributed by: Fang He, Jun He Law Offices (Beijing) [stextbox id=”custom”]Editors’ Note: This article is authored by Ms. Fang He and Ms. Qiushuang Zou of Jun He Law Offices. Ms. He, a partner at Jun He, has more than 10 years of experience practicing PRC law, specializing in FDI, M&A and IP. Ms. Zou, an … Continued
Executive summary: The U.K .government confirms the anticipated merger of the Competition Commission and the competition functions of the OFT into a single Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) to be effective by April 2014. The U.K. government has decided to retain the current voluntary regime of merger notifications, albeit with a tightening of administrative measures. … Continued
Highlights: A review of the Swedish Takeover Rules has resulted in a proposal to amend and update the Rules in a number of respects including, deal protection, top ups, and the put up or shut up regime. The revision has also resulted in the codification of a number of Securities Council statements including disclosure of … Continued
Executive summary: The following article Trends in Merger Control analyses the principles and trends enunciated by the Competition Commission of India (“CCI”) in the merger control orders passed to date. Introduction: Legal Framework The merger control regime in India is governed by the provisions of the Competition Act, 2002 (“Act”) along with the Competition Commission … Continued
Highlights: Changes have been proposed to the Competition Commission of Singapore’s Guidelines on Merger Procedures. The changes give parties greater guidance on the self-assessment of mergers, obtaining a confidential opinion, and the treatment of confidential information. MAIN ARTICLE On 20 February 2012, the Competition Commission of Singapore (“CCS”) issued a consultation paper (“Consultation Paper”) proposing … Continued
Highlights: This article looks at the legal processes involved in amalgamating (merging) two public joint stock companies listed on either of the main stock exchanges in the UAE. The Companies Law provides that an amalgamation can be implemented either by an “acquisition” or by a “merger”. One of the two main stock exchanges, the ADX, … Continued
Executive summary: The attached memorandum provides an overview of the process for making legislation in the European Union which, once made, will either apply directly to the UK or which the UK government is required to transpose into UK domestic law. Click here to read the Memorandum
