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“Home alone”: exploring strategic alternatives (or lack thereof)

  • Bricker & Eckler LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 15 2009

Caution is the watchword in the financial services industry, and with bank M&A activity “cautious” at best in the current environment, institutions and their boards are more often faced with limited, if any, near-term alternatives for potential strategic combinations

CESR consults on non-equity markets transparency

  • Dentons
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • January 9 2009

CESR is consulting on the role of trade transparency in the corporate bond, structured finance and credit derivatives markets

Australian foreign investment policy update: higher threshold extended to New Zealand investors and clarification

  • Addisons
  • -
  • Australia, New Zealand
  • -
  • March 25 2013

As of 1 March this year, the Australian Foreign Investments Review Board (FIRB) amended its Foreign Investment Policy in two important aspects: the

Disclosure of intentions in French tender offers: the example of ArtemisSuez

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • January 31 2007

On September 28, 2006, the French government adopted new stock exchange regulations which, among other reforms, are intended to avoid the proliferation of rumors concerning potential takeovers

New focus and new thresholds for Chinese outbound investments

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
  • -
  • China
  • -
  • May 8 2009

On March 16, 2009, China’s Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") issued the Measures on the Administration of Overseas Investments (the "Measures"), replacing the regulations issued in 2004

FDIC board issues final statement of policy on qualifications for failed bank acquisitions

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

On Wednesday, the FDIC issued a Final Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions ("Final Policy Statement") by private investors seeking to acquire or invest in assets and liabilities of failed banks and thrifts

Rain Commodities to acquire the business of Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund

  • Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
  • -
  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • February 6 2007

Great Lakes Carbon Income Fund (the “Fund”) (TSX: GLC.UN) and Rain Commodities (USA) Inc. (“Rain”), announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to acquire all of the assets of the Fund

FDIC adopts modified guidelines for PE investments in failed institutions: the debate continues

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

If private equity investors ("PE Investors") feel like they have whiplash from the recent actions of the FDIC, there are good reasons for it

House of Representatives: hedge funds, private equity funds not a systemic risk

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

Lawmakers are indicating that upcoming tough new financial rules will not apply to private investment funds

FDIC issues new policy statement on distressed acquisitions

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 28 2009

On August 26, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued its long-awaited final policy statement on corporate acquisitions of failed institutions