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Life After LIBOR

“Libor is like the ivy that has grown through the house- ripping it out could crash the financial system. Removing it requires...

Revised FCPA guidelines – Just a Confirmation of Status Quo or New Factors to be Considered?

If you look at the current ten highest fines imposed under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 as amended, Title 15 U.S.C. Sections...

"Fonds de Pérennité": A Viable Substitute to the Dutch Poison Pill in French Unsolicited Takeovers?

Over the past few weeks, the so-called “Dutch poison pill” made headlines with Veolia Environment’s unsolicited takeover bid of its rival...

Digitising Taxation

Abstract This Article is an effort to familiarize the non-tax business readers with a leading change in the international taxation arena...

Evolution of Leveraged Buyouts: A New Era or Back to Square One?

A leveraged buyout (LBO) is a method of acquiring a company where the deal is financed by a combination of equity and debt and the debt...

Business Decision-Making and Institutional Investors: Short-Term and Long-Term Considerations

Short-termism – the focus on creating visible financial results within a fairly short time-period, typically 12 to 24 months – has become...

New Technologies and the Legal Profession

Lawyers are not usually known for being enthusiastic about change, but when it comes to technology, they may not have a choice. A recent...

Credit Default Swaps: Legal Gambling or Clear Market Manipulation?

Credit default swaps (CDSs), despite being relatively simple-to-understand financial instruments by definition, have become a contentious...

2019 Outlook: Global Regulations and International Investment

From the Brexit plan hanging by a thread, to the longest US government shutdown in history, to the US-China Trade war and several key...

Robo-Adviser as Investment Adviser

Managing one’s investments can be a very time-consuming process, which often leads investors, particularly wealthy investors, to turn to...

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