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.
FORUM: Tread Carefully
With the emergence of generative artificial intelligence heralding a new era of productivity, law firms are weighing the use of AI to improve efficiencies and cut costs at a time when economic uncertainty is dampening revenue prospects. But as the technology's inherent flaws come to light, not to mention the potential for abuse, firms need to move with caution to deal with the flip side of AI.
Q&A: ‘We see ourselves growing aggressively’
In a subdued year for Indian law firm hiring, Trilegal added lateral partners at pace, including 10 in April alone, as the firm crossed 100 equity partners. Partners Sridhar Gorthi and Nishant Parikh, who sit on the firm’s management committee, share with ALB how they are looking at the additional talent to power Trilegal’s offerings in a liberalising legal market while paying close attention to cultural assimilation and talent management.
BRIEFS: Faltering Chinese Recovery Leaves Hong Kong Short of IPOs, But Hope Remains
Shaking off the COVID-19 shadow after three isolated years, Hong Kong is now gripped by a fresh challenge as subdued markets sap the appetite for fundraising activities. With weak global demands and domestic headwinds putting a dent in China's much-hyped reopening, Hong Kong's capital markets have been struggling to take off.