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This guide reviews applicable legislation to insolvencies and reorganizations in Italy.

What legislation is applicable to insolvencies and reorganisations? What criteria are applied in your country to determine if a debtor is insolvent?

This sample checklist focuses on the acquisition of a nonprofit healthcare entity.

Last month, the merger simplification package adopted by the European Commission entered into force. The main objective of this reform is to achieve a greater level of efficiency in merger review and to reduce the administrative burdens for the businesses involved. The most relevant measures introduced by the package include widening the scope of transactions, which may benefit from the simplified procedure, and updating notification forms. The Commission has also revised its guidelines on commitments offered by parties.

An effective anti-corruption program deters the risk of wrongdoing, positively affects corporate culture, improves the company’s relationship with regulatory authorities and provides the company with options for remedial measures should they need to be undertaken quickly. Read this article to learn how to achieve these benefits.

An Alternative Way to Have a Presence in Turkey – Liaison Offices

A review of the Mexican Department of Labor and Social Welfare's publishing of rules outlining an employer’s obligation to develop and implement detailed employee training
programs that will foster productivity.

A review of merger controls under Portuguese law. Includes discussion of relevant authorities, qualifying transactions, remedies, and enforcement procedures.

This report underlines the extent to which corporates have sought to diversify their funding mix. Following years of volatility and uncertainty, the financial markets appear to be stabilising. What’s now clear, as the dust settles from the financial crisis, is that a structural shift has taken place in the way that corporates access finance. This report highlights that, rather than returning to normality, financing is set to become increasingly diversified. It also assesses the implication of this on the behaviour of both banks and funds.

A sample checklist to help as you move through a joint venture.