The Institute of Professional Willwriters (IPW) has become the first body within the sector to ensure their members are already signed up to the Professional Paralegal Register (www.ppr.org.uk) ahead of the launch to the consumer market on the 6th July. Founded in 1991, the IPW is a self-regulatory body that has worked hard over […]
Bond Dickinson has advised Gentoo Genie Limited on the entry into a new £40m funding agreement with the Greater London Authority. The funding will be made available in connection with the launch of the Genie Home Purchase Plan product in London as Gentoo seeks to deliver 2000 new homes in the capital. Trowers and Hamlins […]
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 […]
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 […]
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