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New EU guidelines on acquisitions and increases in financial holdings in regulated entities

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • December 31 2008

On 18 December 2008, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), CEIOPS and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published their guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in financial holdings as required by Directive 200744EC on the procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector

SPACs and the alternative asset manager not your garden variety SPAC

  • Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 29 2008

The last several months have seen a significant evolution of the SPAC or Special Purpose Acquisition Company

Squeeze-outs in Germany: becoming stale for hedge funds?

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • June 7 2007

In the past, hedge funds have profited from investing in listed German companies going through a corporate restructuring, particularly those in the midst of a squeeze-out

Takeover Code recent developments

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 29 2009

In December 2008, the Takeover Panel published two response statements making various changes to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

Commission puts forward proposals to the European Council on sovereign wealth funds and financial stability

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 3 2008

The European Commission has adopted communications on sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) and on adapting European and global financial systems to better promote financial stability

Congressional panel calls for regulation of the "shadow financial system"

  • White & Case LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2009

A bipartisan congressional panel identified unregulated institutions such as hedge funds and private equity funds as a source of systemic risk

Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009: requiring federal registration of hedge funds, private equity funds and other alternative investment funds

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 4 2009

On January 29, 2009, Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) and Charles Grassley (R-IA) introduced a new bill, entitled the “Hedge Fund Transparency Act of 2009” (HFTA), aimed at providing federal securities regulators with greater access to the inner workings of hedge funds

Shareholder vote for public company acquisitions

  • McMillan LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 9 2009

The TSX is proposing to amend its Company Manual with reference to pubic company acquisitions

Obama Administration proposes additional registrations and disclosures for investment advisers

  • Lowenstein Sandler PC
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • September 1 2009

On July 15, 2009, the Obama Administration delivered the "Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009" to Congress for its consideration

TSX to require shareholder approval of public company acquisitions effective November 24, 2009

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 25 2009

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) announced today that the Ontario Securities Commission has approved amendments to Part VI of the TSX Company Manual respecting the acquisition of public companies

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