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The German Government has passed the draft act on the strengthening of investors' protection and enhancing the efficiency of capital markets (Gesetz zur Stärkung des Anlegerschutzes und Verbesserung der Funktionsfähigkeit des Kapitalmarkts, AnsFuG) and...

The German Government has passed the draft act on the strengthening of investors' protection and enhancing the efficiency of capital markets (Gesetz zur Stärkung des Anlegerschutzes und Verbesserung der Funktionsfähigkeit des Kapitalmarkts, AnsFuG) and...

A new agreed form of model collective action clause for euro area member states to adopt (the Model CAC) in respect of their sovereign debt was published by the EFC Sub-Committee on EU Sovereign Debt Markets in March 2012. Following the publication, Germany is...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight has issued a no-action letter that exempts an operator of a mortgage REIT ("mREIT") that satisfies certain specified criteria from the requirements applicable...

On December 7, 2012, the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (the "Division") of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") issued a letter incrementally expanding the types of securitization vehicles that are...

Whether lending directly to a Ukrainian borrower, or relying on guarantees or security from a Ukrainian obligor, there are a number of important Ukrainian law issues which lenders need to consider. When structuring any deal involving Ukraine care needs to...

Leading international law firm Clifford Chance has advised China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited on its H share placement of 572,100,000 new H Shares at HK$5.08 each raising approximately US$375 million (HK$2.906 billion). UBS AG, Hong Kong Branch and...

It is common practice to insert into contracts unilateral choice-of-court clauses, granting to one party only the option to refer the dispute to one of several jurisdictions. Until now, the validity of this type of clauses did not seem problematic. However,...

En pratique, il est assez courant d’insérer dans les contrats des clauses attributives de juridiction asymétriques, permettant à l’une des parties seulement de bénéficier d’une option entre plusieurs tribunaux....

How are current events in the Eurozone affecting the international financial markets? What are the likely outcomes ahead and how can market participants prepare for them? Clifford Chance partners from the firm’s sovereign debt rescheduling, regulatory and...