Canada Revenue Agency cracks down on tax evasion
As tax evasion and sham transactions becomes a global focus for legal firms, Canadian tax specialists Miller Thomson LLP identify the key issues and solutions for staying one step ahead of the perpetrators....
New frontiers for arbitration in Brazil
From a relatively marginal place in Brazilian law, arbitration has become one of the fastest growing areas of legal practice in the last two decades. This article explores the evolution of arbitration in...
US mid-market business owners enter a golden age of M&A and recapitalization opportunities
Most business owners are conditioned to the difficulty of obtaining bank financing for general business operations and are not fully aware of the abundant availability of funds from private equity firms, family offices,...
MEXICO INSOLVENCY LAW UPDATES OFFERS BUSINESSES GREATER FLEXIBILITY WITHIN LEGAL PROCEDURES
The Mexican bankruptcy law has undergone two major overhauls since 2000, with the most recent amendments offering a more transparent process, and offering greater solutions for rehabilitation and management throughout the insolvency processes.All...
Andbank España: Helping Breathe New Life into Spain’s Banking Sector
It’s not very often that a new bank gets into the global Top 10 within its sector, but Andbank España has managed it within four years. Here’s how:As Spain’s embittered banking sector dusts...
Goldman Sachs on an Acquisition Spree
Goldman Sachs had an outstanding 2015, having paced the competition with its M&A banking fees, and the investment bank is off to a riveting start in 2016.Goldman Sachs and private equity firm Astorg...
Microchip Tech wins bidding war over Atmel
Microchip Technology Inc. has agreed to buy Atmel Corp. for $3.56 billion. This marked the end of the bidding war between Microchip Tech and Dialog Semiconductor. Both companies had been locked in a...
Haier to buy GE’s appliance unit for $5.4billion
Haier group of China has agreed to purchase General Electric Co’s appliance unit for $5.4 billion in cash. This is welcome news for GE, after US antitrust regulators prevented it from selling the...
Shire launches the biggest deal of the New Year
Shire pharmaceuticals of Ireland is poised to take over Baxalta of US via a deal worth $32billion.Shire had previously made an offer that was rejected by Baxalta in August last year. The new...
DuPont Co. and Dow Chemical Merger Shakes up Industry
DuPont Co and Dow chemicals have agreed to merge in a deal that has gotten many in the chemicals and agricultural sector excited and slightly intimidated. When the ink dries, the new company...
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