News & Analysis as of

Foreign Investment Investment Financial Services Industry

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Hong Kong Launches Company Re-domiciliation Regime

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

In a move to enhance Hong Kong’s status as a global business and financial hub, and to attract foreign companies to take advantage of Hong Kong’s taxation system and professional services–thereby encouraging investment and...more

Mayer Brown

India Proposes to Remove Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Limit in Insurance Sector

Mayer Brown on

India's insurance sector is poised for a major transformation following the Finance Minister of India’s February 1, 2025 announcement of a proposal to increase the FDI limit in the sector from 74% to 100%. This development...more

DLA Piper

An Alternative Approach to Access Capital and Liquidity – Why US Companies Should Consider an ASX Listing

DLA Piper on

A number of US companies have gone public in Australia as an alternative to a further private round in the US. While the ASX may not be an obvious alternative to US capital markets, there are a number of reasons why the it...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

King & Spalding

The Saudi Arabian Capital Market Authority Allows Foreign Investment in Real Estate in Makkah and Madinah Through Listed Companies

King & Spalding on

On 27 January 2025, the Saudi Capital Market Authority (“CMA”) approved the ‘Controls for the Exclusion of Companies Listed in the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) from the Meaning of the Phrase (Non-Saudi) in accordance with...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Dealmaker's Digest: A Top 10 Bulletin - January 2025

Ropes & Gray LLP on

In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Annual global M&A activity in 2024 rebounded significantly from 2023’s...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sovereign Wealth Funds and Liberalized Rules Are Driving the Growth of Middle Eastern Business Hubs

Key Points - Sovereign-related investors, more commonly referred to as sovereign wealth funds, have increasingly made the Middle East a global center of wealth and investment....more

White & Case LLP

Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance - Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble. ...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK High Court Hands Down Decision in Sova Capital

Key Points - - This application was brought in the wake of sanctions imposed by the United Kingdom, United States and European Union in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and involved a complex assessment of...more

White & Case LLP

Africa's coming of age: An interview with Bryce Fort

White & Case LLP on

You have been a leading player in the private equity sector in Africa for many years now, with key roles in many notable transactions. What attracted you to African PE work? I joined Emerging Capital Partners in 2002,...more

A&O Shearman

UK Regulators Publish Statement on Sberbank CIB (UK) Limited Administration

A&O Shearman on

The FCA has announced that Sberbank CIB (UK) Limited, the U.K. arm of Sberbank's corporate and investment banking division, has entered special administration. The firm has found itself unable to make payments due to the...more

White & Case LLP

Looking ahead: The future for US infrastructure

White & Case LLP on

It is an exciting time for US infrastructure. Alongside the potential passage of President Biden's historic bill, our research indicates that investors, financiers and developers expect to step up their activity over the year...more

White & Case LLP

Financial markets in the Asia-Pacific region

White & Case LLP on

The COVID-19 pandemic's severe impact on the global economy continued through 2020 and 2021, and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) was no exception. Despite the many current challenges, justified optimism and robust deal...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Towards a Practical Framework for Mass Claims Under Investment Treaty Arbitration

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

The globalization of business streams has led to the rise of groups of potential claimants with similar cross-border claims, such as claims related to products or services offered on a global basis, mass disasters or economic...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Financial Services Under the Biden Administration: Part II

Pillsbury partner and Public Policy group leader Elizabeth Vella Moeller recently sat down with Matthew McGuire, former Executive Director of the World Bank under President Obama, to discuss the Biden administration’s...more

15 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide