The Public M&A multi-jurisdictional guide brings together analysis of topical cross-border public M&A issues, country-specific Q&As on public M&A law and practice, and details of recommended M&A lawyers and law firms. Whether you are looking for practical information relating to conditions attached to bids, restrictions on foreign bidders and shareholders, or the procedures for buying out minority shareholders, the Q&As give an invaluable structured overview of the key issues, legal system and laws in 37 jurisdictions around the world.
| Country Q&A | Contributing firm |
|---|---|
| Argentina | Estudio Beccar Varela |
| Australia | Ashurst Australia |
| Austria | Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH |
| Belarus | SORAINEN |
| Belgium | Van Bael & Bellis |
| Brazil | Campos Mello Advogados |
| Bulgaria | Sabev and Partners Law Firm |
| Canada | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
| China | Zhong Lun Law Firm |
| Estonia | SORAINEN |
| France | Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates |
| Germany | P+P Pöllath + Partners |
| Ghana | Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah |
| Guernsey | Carey Olsen |
| Hong Kong | Winston & Strawn |
| India | Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co |
| Indonesia | Makarim & Taira S |
| Italy | Pavia e Ansaldo |
| Japan | Nishimura & Asahi |
| Jersey | Carey Olsen |
| Luxembourg | Bonn Steichen & Partners |
| Malaysia | Wong & Partners |
| Mexico | Von Wobeser & Sierra SC |
| Norway | Advokatfirmaet Schjødt |
| Panama | Arias, Fábrega & Fábrega |
| Russian Federation | Goltsblat BLP |
| Saudi Arabia | Hatem Abbas Ghazzawi & Co |
| Singapore | WongPartnership LLP |
| South Africa | Bowman Gilfillan |
| South Korea | Yoon & Yang LLC |
| Sweden | Mannheimer Swartling |
| Switzerland | Homburger |
| The Netherlands | Boekel De Nerée |
| Turkey | Pekin & Pekin |
| UK (England and Wales) | Shearman & Sterling LLP |
| Ukraine | Asters |
| United Arab Emirates | Baker Botts LLP |
| United States | Shearman & Sterling LLP |
| Uruguay | Hughes & Hughes |
| Title | Contributing firm |
|---|---|
| Disclosure rules in Switzerland: recent developments | Meyerlustenberger Lachenal |
| Dealing with the PRC merger control regime: case studies and guidance | Zhong Lun Law Firm |
| Disclosure rules in Switzerland: recent developments | Meyerlustenberger Lachenal |
| EU merger control | Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP |
| Global overview of taking a company private | P+P Pöllath + Partners |
| Managing pre-contractual risk by way of MOUs | Baker Botts LLP |
| Offshore mergers and consolidations in the Cayman Islands | Appleby (Cayman) Ltd |
| Trends and issues for cross-border investment by state-owned enterprises | Ashurst Australia Ashurst Hong Kong Ashurst USA:Washington |
| Name | Company |
|---|---|
| Sharon E Abrams | Vice President and General Counsel - North America, Procter & Gamble |
| Jacques Buhart | Partner, McDermott Will & Emery |
| Bruno Cova | Partner, Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker (Europe) |
| Partner, Linklaters | |
| Nils Grafstrom | Managing Director, Veracel Celulose SA |
| Beat Hess | Group Legal Director, Royal Dutch Shell |
| José Francisco Mateu Istúriz | Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs and Institutional Relations, and Secretary of Board of Directors, ALTADIS |
| Ole Ramsby | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Novo Nordisk A/S |
| Wolfgang Schneider | Vice President, Legal, Governmental and Environmental Affairs, Ford Europe |
| Mario Siragusa | Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton |
| Jettie Van Caenegem | - |
| Peter Vandeghinste | European Legal Counsel, Nestlé |
| Albert Jan van den Berg | Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg |
| Alan Whitfield | Legal Director, Steria |
| Ralph Wollburg | Partner, Linklaters |
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