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Global M&A to exceed USD3.4 trillion by 2017 Stand out markets for predicted high transactional growth in next 5 years include developed economies The Netherlands, UK and Sweden; BRIC nations China/Hong Kong and India; and emerging markets Mexico, Egypt and Vietnam Most active sectors will be Healthcare, Pharma, Consumer Goods, Telecoms and Financials Emerging markets-related […]
DLA Piper acted for Essence Corporate Finance (Hong Kong) Limited as the sole sponsor, Essence International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited as the sole global coordinator, Essence International Securities (Hong Kong) Limited and Haitong International Securities Company Limited as the joint bookrunners and joint lead managers and SBI China Capital Financial Services Limited as the co-lead […]
Leading offshore law firm Appleby acted as Bermuda and Isle of Man counsels to security agent DNB Asia Ltd. (DNB Bank) on its US$300 million term loan facility provided to Crystal Acquisition Company Limited (Borrower). The loan facility, provided together with Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, was guaranteed by […]
41% more worker time is spent dealing with customers outside traditional 9 to 5 office hours, compared with three years ago, creating a rapid demand for 24 hour services. A study into incoming business call volumes by call answering service alldayPA, tracked over a million calls from a two year period, to reveal the working […]
UKOOG and the GMB recently (8th June 2015) announced the agreement of a joint charter on shale gas, focusing on safety, skills and supply chain development. The charter underlines a joint commitment to ensure: · That gas is recognised as essential to British industry and households · Gas has a key role in both the UK’s future energy supply […]
The European Commission has published its first Solvency II third-country equivalence decisions, and they include a few surprises. The Commission has decided that Switzerland is Solvency II equivalent on all three bases - i.e. for group capital calculation purposes, for group supervisory purposes, and for reinsurance purposes. There's no surprise here. These decisions will now be considered by the European Parliament and […]
Conveyancers face mounting pressure to maintain and grow their business as total transactions for the first quarter of 2015 fell 16% from Q4 2014 and 5% year-on-year, according to the Conveyancing Market Tracker from Search Acumen, the search provider. The Tracker – which uses Land Registry data to assess competitive pressures in the conveyancing […]
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