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Emerging equity rally brightens IPO outlook

BY Reuters |

A stock market rally is breathing fresh life into equity capital markets across developing countries, with bankers predicting some long-awaited IPO deals will finally get off the starting blocks in coming months.
Khaitan, JSA, Kirkland, Slaughters advise on India’s biggest telecom merger

BY Raj Gunashekar, Reuters |

Slaughter and May and J. Sagar Associates have advised India’s Reliance Communications on its merger with smaller rival Aircel, which was represented by Kirkland & Ellis and Khaitan & Co.
Paul Weiss, Cleary act on $1.05 bln HP-Samsung printer deal

BY Ashima Ohri, Reuters |

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison has advised HP Inc. on its $1.05 billion acquisition of Samsung Electronics Co.’s printer business, with Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton representing Samsung.
Hong Kong regulator fines HSBC for regulatory breaches

BY Reuters |

Hong Kong's securities regulator said on Wednesday it fined and reprimanded HSBC for regulatory breaches and internal control failings related to its position in the futures and options contract market.
South Korea says tough luck to Hanjin as shipping line sinks

BY Reuters |

The South Korean government, long a bastion of support for the country's big conglomerates, is sticking to its hard-line stance on Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd, whose collapse is roiling global supply chains.
Brexit chills M&A activity despite some big deals, data shows

BY Reuters |

Britain's shock vote to leave the European Union chilled deal making activity involving British companies to the lowest level in at least two decades as bosses grapple with what Brexit will cost, Thomson Reuters data shows.
Japan's proposed anti-conspiracy law stirs civil rights concerns

BY Reuters |

More than a decade after an initial attempt failed, Japan wants to enact legislation to penalise conspiracies to commit crimes such as terrorism but critics say such changes would give police power to trample civil liberties.
Hanjin Shipping gets U.S. court order, cash to unload ships

BY Reuters |

A U.S. judge on Friday signed an order granting Hanjin Shipping Co Ltd provisional protection from creditors in the United States, enabling some vessels to dock and unload at U.S. ports.
Investors criticise SGX as it moves towards dual-class share system

BY Reuters |

Singapore Exchange is set to allow listings of companies with different classes of shares as it looks to attract initial public offerings, sparking criticism from investors.
Hong Kong regulator to launch fintech 'sandbox'

BY Reuters |

Hong Kong's top banking regulator said it would establish a regulatory regime known as a "sandbox" for financial technology start-ups