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Global rules on foreign direct investment (FDI)
Cross-border acquisitions and investments increasingly trigger foreign direct investment (FDI) screening requirements.
Publication | June 13, 2016
The prolonged downturn of oil prices has begun to take its toll. Over 27 oil and gas bankruptcy cases have filed in 2016, and over 69 since 2015,1 as companies seek to access powerful protections under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the Code).
One such protection at the forefront of the trend is the ability to escape certain burdensome contracts. Rejecting these contracts under §365 of the Code can create substantial bargaining power for a going concern enterprise or increase the value of assets sold through a bankruptcy.
This article analyzes a hiccup in this strategy presented in three recent cases—one that promises to recur. The outcome in these cases will signal a trend that broadly affects similar agreements across the industry.
Download the full article: Current issues running with contract rejections in oil gas cases
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Cross-border acquisitions and investments increasingly trigger foreign direct investment (FDI) screening requirements.
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European asset managers are excited about the revised European long-term investment funds (ELTIF) regime and hope that the greater flexibility for managing and distributing ELTIFs will open up new markets for their long-term investment strategies.
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The recent publication of the Investment Association’s Second Interim Report on Fund Tokenisation and regular news articles in the financial press evidence continued enthusiasm for the adoption of digital technologies such as tokenisation amongst players in the financial services markets. Indeed, the global market for tokenised real-world assets is already currently estimated to be around $600 billion and has been predicted to reach $16 trillion by 2030.
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