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
Key Issues for Directors 2012 For a number of years, as the new year approached, I have prepared a one-page list of the key issues for boards of directors that are newly emerging or will be especially important in the coming year. Each year, the legal rules and aspirational best practices for corporate governance … 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
KEY POINTS: Despite Argentina’s high inflation and a lack of certain structural reforms, there has been an increase in the M&A activity in the country during 2011. This increase has mainly been driven by strategic investors and to a lesser degree by venture capital and private equity funds attracted by Argentina’s GDP robust growth and … Continued