Regions

MAIN ARTICLE The Tax on Financial Transactions (“IOF”) is a Brazilian umbrella-type tax comprising different tax modalities, each levied on a different type of financial transaction that is carried out in Brazil. The IOF taxes are regarded as “extrafiscal”, meaning that they have economic and financial purposes other than those strictly related to the collection … Continued

Highlights: The calls by the Youth League of the African National Congress for the nationalisation of mines has been much talked about but on balance is very unlikely to occur. Most of the recovery and growth in global steel production is attributable to China’s phenomenal growth with non-Chinese production not yet recovering to pre-crisis levels. … Continued

Highlights:  Under Section 27 of the Danish Securities Trading Act, inside information must be disclosed by an issuer at the earlier of (i) the coming into existence of the relevant circumstances or occurrence, albeit not yet formalised, (ii) the disclosure of the inside information to a third party, or (iii) a leakage of the inside … Continued

Highlights:  The market for Australian public mergers & acquisitions (M&A) has seen a strong resurgence in the two financial years since the GFC, both in terms of the number of deals being done but also in terms of their value. Success rates are also on the increase, with 70% of announced deals ultimately resulting a … Continued

Executive Summary/Highlights: On November 16, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev signed into law amendments to the Federal Statute “On the Procedure of Foreign Investment in Businesses with Strategic Importance for the Defense of the Country and the Security of the State” (Strategic Companies Statute). The amendments are expected to ease the stringent restrictions that Russia puts … Continued

Highlights: The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has abolished the prior consultation procedures and revised the Guidelines to the Application of the Antimonopoly Act Concerning Revision of Business Combination in order to enhance predictability. Under the New Policies, JFTC must implement consultation upon receipt of notification, and the business combination reviews are unified in the … Continued

Executive summary:  The linked memorandum is a general guide to takeovers of UK incorporated and listed companies subject to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.  It first describes the UK bodies which regulate takeovers of such companies and then summarizes the more important legislation and rules under which they do so. Click here to … Continued

Executive Summary/Highlights:   Under Polish law, which implements Directive 2005/56/WE of the European Parliament and Council dated 26 October 2005, employee participation in the bodies of an acquiring or newly founded  company created through a cross-border merger can follow one of two models: first, employees may be granted the right to select a certain number of … Continued

Executive Summary/Highlights: Under China State Council’s recent Notice, the National Security Review regime will only apply to foreign domestic deals where (a) the target domestic business is involved in a business that concerns national defense security; or; (b) the target domestic business is involved in a business that concerns national economic security, and the foreign … Continued

Highlights: Dr. Qin argues that 2010 marked a major turning point for the Chinese economy, reflecting the end of 30 years of high speed growth.   China’s aging population and decelerating urbanization and the impending global rebalancing will require China to shift gears from an export dependent model to a more internally focused economy.  The theme … Continued