ABU DHABI, 25th June, 2019 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Government, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has reinforced its commitment to the private sector’s development, launching nine new initiatives on Monday. At the Abu […]
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGISTRATION AND INTEGRATION OF THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY (“DEPARTAMENTO NACIONAL DE REGISTRO EMPRESARIAL E INTEGRAÇÃO DO MINISTÉRIO DA ECONOMIA” – “DREI”)- NORMATIVE INSTRUCTION No. 59 SIMPLIFIES THE PROCEDURE FOR OPENING, ALTERATION AND CLOSURE OF BRANCHES OF FOREIGN COMPANIES IN BRAZIL On April 15th, 2019, the National Department of Business Registration […]
Foreward According to the World Bank, there are more than 160 million privately-owned small and medium-sized enterprises in the world employing more than 500 million people. Many of these businesses are family-owned, with tightly held shareholdings. They are very often well-established companies where control has been maintained by a small of group of individuals since […]
Finding the ideal acquisition target that is also a great strategic fit with an existing business, can often seem like an impossible task. This is particularly true if that target […]
Read more“ANBIMA” REGULATIONS – AMENDMENTS CREATE OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE TO “RESTRICTED DEBENTURES OFFERS” The Brazilian Association of Financial and Capital Market Entities (“Associação Brasileira das Entidades dos Mercados Financeiro e de Capitais” – “ANBIMA”) exercises, among other functions, the activity of self-regulation and supervision of the Brazilian capital market. Following the conclusion of a public hearing on […]
We are excited to announce that we have enhanced our Data Privacy and Protection Practice with the addition of Matthew F. Fitzsimmons, Matthew F. Fitzsimmons, former U.S. Privacy Officer and Lead Cybersecurity Counsel at Cigna Corporation, has joined the firm as a partner. Matt brings his considerable law enforcement and in-house corporate experience to the firm’s national Data Privacy […]
QUESTION ONE – Which techniques are typically used by international counterparties in your experience to overcome challenges in the negotiation process? Always carefully assess in advance which party needs the other more and act accordingly during the negotiations (i.e. adjusting requests, insistences, concessions, deal breakers). Bold negotiation of the key provisions in a contract can […]
On March 25th, 2019, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (“CVM”) issued “CVM” Instruction No. 606/2019 (“ICVM No. 606”), amending Instruction 555/2014 (“ICVM No. 555”) to include specific rules applicable to Incentive Funds of Investment in Infrastructure and Investment Funds in Quotas of Incentive Investment Funds (“Fundos Incentivados de Investimento em Infraestrutura e Fundos de […]
Your fellow members; Wendel Rosen LLP the exclusive Private Equity & Venture Capital Member in California, are pleased to announce an addition of a new practice area of Mergers & Acquisitions to their IR Global membership. This new position adds further strength to their membership and offers further support for fellow members in the area. Laurie A. Sanders […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Kazuma Higuchi of Higuchi & Partners, LPC. Kazuma has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in Japan. We are a general practice law firm based in central Tokyo. As legal professionals, our primary duty is to aid our […]
On June 2016, EU Directive 943/2016, on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure were published, giving a 2 years term to the Member States to adapt its domestic regulations. On June 2018 very few countries had fulfilled this obligation: Italy was one of the […]
‘The only way to do great work is to love what you do.’ This Steve Jobs quote is the mantra embossed onto every business card that Steven De Schrijver hands out. It is a philosophy that has shaped his career, and one that he always shares with young lawyers, whenever they ask about the secrets […]
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