Gilles Cardonnel of Gide Loyrette Nouel’s Hong Kong office explains why Special Purpose Acquisition Companies may be catching the eye of investors as an alternative approach to raising capital in 2010.
Asian-Counsel takes a look at the state of arbitration in various jurisdictions across the region, and uncovers the lofty aims of several arbitration centres.
Senior Legal Counsel Sarah Bower of KPMG China explains how Lehman liquidators and administrators around the world are relying on a common framework to ensure complex inter-company proceedings, and recoveries, are dealt with speedily.
Vietnam has made considerable progress in recent years to make the country a more attractive investment destination, confirm partner Giles Cooper and special counsel Mark Oakley of Duane Morris Vietnam LLC, yet there is still work to be done.
Dennis Ryan and Fawaz Elmalki of Conyers Dill & Pearman’s Dubai office explain why challenges currently associated with sukuk should ultimately strengthen investor confidence in Islamic finance structures.
Partner Katsumasa Suzuki of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto reveals why Japan’s first ever rights issue, launched in March 2010, should fuel further development of the country’s capital markets industry.
Looking to list in Korea? Companies would be wise to take note of the issues associated with the increasingly popular Korean dual-tranche IPO, say partners Woong-Soon Song, Jong-Ho Song, Sang-Hyun Lee and Tae Yong Seo of Shin & Kim.
Faced with a new economic climate, Yingyong Karnchanapayap of Tilleke & Gibbins explains why Thailand’s government is striving to balance the liberalisation of the country’s capital markets sector with investor protection.
While investors remain cautious and lessons have been learned, the pulse of India’s capital markets space is well and truly beating in 2010, reveal Phoenix Legal’s founding partner, Manjula Chawla, and associate Akanksha Midha.
Partner Ronald H.L. Tan of Tay & Partners reveals the reasons why Malaysian authorities are intending to make changes to the jurisdiction’s Take-Over Code.
In the ongoing transformation of Asian capital markets, money flows are changing direction and new industries are rising across the region. But Hong Kong and Singapore regulators still set the pace, reports Eric J. Brooks.
