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The UK’s Financial Reporting Council recently published updated guidance for directors of UK listed companies on how they should be reflecting the increased country and currency risk they may be exposed to as result of the global economic crisis in their periodic, interim and annual financial reports.

After 18 months of political turmoil and uncertainty, the European Parliament today (11 November 2010) adopted the controversial Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive.

The English Court recently handed down judgment in the first quantum trial in FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Ltd v VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company, a long-running dispute arising from a collapsed COVID-era aircraft leasing agreement.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that creditors holding unrecognised foreign judgments from jurisdictions like Brazil, China, Russia, and the United States can now initiate bankruptcy proceedings in England without first obtaining UK court recognition. This landmark decision significantly expands enforcement options for international judgment creditors while creating new risks for debtors with assets in England and Wales, potentially extending to corporate winding-up petitions.

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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice recently issued a joint policy statement providing antitrust guidance for Accountable Care Organizations.

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The use of insurance in M&A transactions is gaining popularity among deal professionals who are finding this tool increasingly useful to bridge the gap on one of the most fundamental deal issues in any M&A transaction: the potential post-closing erosion of value (either of the consideration received by the seller or the business acquired by the buyer).

The Guidance acknowledges that beyond the existing Bribery Act Guidance and Failure to Prevent Fraud Guidance there is no formal guidance or interpretation of what constitutes adequate or reasonable procedures or an effective compliance program.

On September 27, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") adopted new rules (the "Securitization Rules") to apply to securitizations issued after the expiration on December 31, 2010 of the transitional safe harbor rule then in effect.

The global economic crisis has powerfully re-taught a lesson that we have understood for some time — the whole world is economically connected.

Some U.S.-resident investment managers or their parent companies have recently received notices from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("FRBNY") informing them that they are required to submit a Report of U.S. Ownership of Foreign Securities, Including Selected Money Market Instruments ("Form SHC" or the "Report") to the FRBNY by March 2, 2012.

In In re Pacific Pictures Corporation, decided on April 17, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit joined a long list of courts that have rejected the so-called "selective waiver" theory of privilege.

On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (the "Executive Order") intending to expand access to alternative assets (such as private equity, real estate, private credit...

Business development companies have evolved sophisticated financing structures spanning subscription facilities, asset-based lending, CLO issuances, and structured credit products.

The SEC has proposed two complementary rule packages that would fundamentally restructure the U.S. securities offering and reporting disclosure framework. Most significantly, one proposal would preempt state securities law registration requirements for registered offerings, which would be pivotal for non-traded business development companies.

The arrival of credit unions as active participants has been a noteworthy development in the asset-backed securitization market over the past few years, and appears poised for significant growth in the immediate future.