PRIVATE CAPITAL: Private Credit Surge
Private credit is rapidly emerging as a viable alternative to traditional banking in Asia, adapting to regulatory challenges and meeting the demand for flexible financing amid increasing pressures on conventional lenders.
- Private credit in Asia doubles…
RANKINGS: ALB Hong Kong Rising Stars 2024
In its second annual list, Asian Legal Business highlights Hong Kong’s next generation of standout lawyers who continue to demonstrate exceptional potential in the industry while earning strong praise from their clients.
RANKINGS: ALB Asia Top 50 Largest Law Firms 2024
In an era of global uncertainty, the legal industry in Asia is experiencing significant shifts, with the size and scale of law firms becoming crucial factors in their ability to serve clients effectively.
RANKING: Fast 30: Asia’s Fastest Growing Firms 2024
As the legal landscape in Asia evolves rapidly, an increasing number of law firms are capitalizing on the region's economic growth by adopting innovative technologies and strategic approaches to meet the demands of a more interconnected global market.
OFFSHORE OUTLOOK: 2025
In the coming year, offshore centres will have to balance privacy and transparency as they adapt to new financial trends, lawyers say.
Singapore Leads With Principles-Based Approach To AI in Financial Services
Singapore's financial sector is at the forefront of embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly Generative AI (Gen AI), as it seeks to maintain its position as a global fintech hub.
THE BRIEFS: SEA Healthcare M&A Boom Prompts Caution on Regulatory Hurdles
Southeast Asia's healthcare sector is experiencing a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity, with private equity investments significantly influencing the industry's development.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT: Rise of Practice Management Execs Shows Law Firms Growing More Professional, Client-Centric
For the longest time, the Indian legal industry had kept the management of a law firm in the hands of its senior partners. Business development, branding, and expenditures were at a partner’s discretion and availability, while non-legal roles at law firms were limited to knowledge management, such as coordinating legal summaries of legal developments from partners to share with clients.
Q&A: Spotlighting the ‘S’ in ESG
In conversations around ESG, the emphasis has often been on the environmental aspect, with the social part receiving less attention. Sonvi Khanna and Rohan Nadimpally of Social Compact, the social governance arm of Mumbai-based non-profit Dasra, discuss the need for a fresh perspective on corporate social governance in India, and why companies need to focus on the “S” in ESG.
EXPLAINER: Patent Abuse No Longer the CCI’s Problem
A ruling by the Delhi High Court in July that restrains the Competition Commission of India from probing into unreasonable conditions imposed in patent licensing agreements is a departure from settled legal principles and reduces legal remedies available to licensees, experts say.