Roundtable: Banking 2013
The International Who’s Who of Banking Lawyers has brought together four of the leading banking lawyers in the world to discuss refinancing and restructuring in the market, regulatory developments, competition in the legal marketplace and geographical banking hotspots.
Adaption and Agility Alive and Well in Offshore Investment Funds Realm
With the investment funds world now coming to grips with the prospect of greater regulations, more challenging fundraising and increased investor scrutiny, Iain McMurdo and David Marshall of Maples and Calder take a look at recent trends and developments in the offshore investment funds sphere as exemplified by the Cayman Islands; and take stock of certain legislative developments due to be passed into law.
For a Few Dollars More – Exploring the Frontiers of Private Equity Fundraising
Jason Glover and Tom Bell of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP explore the increasingly creative fund structures developed to deal with the decline in private equity fundraising in the past five years.
Roundtable: Private Funds 2013
The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers has brought together three of the leading practitioners in the world to discuss fund activity, proposed regulatory and legislative changes affecting fund markets and the the difficulties that funds lawyers face in the future.
The Mining Industry and the Challenges Ahead: Trends and Views in a Dynamic World
Florencia Heredia of HOLT Abogados examines the increase in investment and prosperity in the sector, and the corresponding corporate social responsibility of mining companies to communities and local governments.
Changes in the ASX Disclosure Regime for Mineralogical Reporting - Moving Towards International Harmonisation
Heath Lewis of Clayton Utz outlines the main changes being proposed by the Australian Securities Echange in relation to its mineralogical information disclosure regime following two years of consultation with industry. It also discusses how the new requirements compare with the Canadian and South African markets.
Roundtable: Mining 2013
The International Who’s Who of Mining Lawyers has brought together three of the world’s leading practitioners to discuss the expropriation of natural resources by governments, the financial climate and its impact on junior companies, geographical expansion and the responsibility of mining companies to engage stakeholders.
Franchising in the Asia-Pacific Region
Stephen Giles of Norton Rose Australia traces the development of franchising culture in the Asia-Pacific region and the differing regulatory approaches adopted to cover trademarks, contracts, technology transfers, competition and investment restrictions.
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