Saturday, 26 May 2012

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  • Milan Swaps Breached Rules, Judge-Appointed Expert Witness Says

    May 23 -- Swaps used by the city of Milan may have breached rules on how municipalities may use derivatives to manage their debt, partly because they were used to raise funds, a judge-appointed witness said during a trial of the banks that arranged the trades. Bloomberg

  • Marlboro Enlists Expert Witness to Oppose Tree Recycling Facility

    May 23 -- The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is looking to take its proposal above Marlboro's head. By Kaitlyn Anness The proposed tree recycling facility is opposed by boards and council, but the company is ... Patch.com

Clipped from Google -- May 2012
Antitrust in China
May 6 2009 -- Recent rulings of Chinese authorities show their enthusiasm for the country's year old anti-monopoly law in respect to global deals. An FT report shows that two out of three global deals impacted by the new law had only secondary implications in China
EU non-horizontal merger guidelines published
Oct 21 2008 -- The EU Commission has published its new Guidelines on how it will examine mergers which are not "horizontal" ones - that is to say mergers of undertakings engaged on different relevant markets under its powers conferred by Regulation 139/2004. -- EUlawBlog
Coca-Cola deal tests new Chinese anti-trust law
Sep 5 2008 -- Coca-ColaCo.’s multibillion-dollar pact to acquire China Huiyuan Juice Group Ltd. may hold significance beyond its potential for expanding Coke’s reach in the world’s biggest nation. It could also be the first-ever acquisition of a Chinese company under -- Deal Watch
China anti-monopoly law takes effect August 1
Jul 7 2008 -- China’s long-awaited Anti-Monopoly Law will become effective in one month. But lawyers are demanding that the government clean up some serious flaws and ambiguities in the draft mergers and acquisitions regulations -- ChinaLaw
Bloomberg M&A ranking doesn't match law firm billing
Jul 3 2008 -- Bloomberg’s monthly ranking of legal advisers on global M&A deals continues to rankle lawyers from relatively smaller law firms. As usual, New York and London firms dominate Bloomberg’s list. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flomclaime claimed -- DealWatch


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