Corrupt practices, environmental breaches and merger filing are becoming more significant priorities for clients ...

A new rule helps start-ups raise capital without triggering compliance with public offering rules.

While it is still too early to judge the effectiveness of reforming LIBOR, it is a step in the right direction.

Asian-mena Counsel’s review of the top transactions and matters that closed during 2018...

One of the most notable points under Decree 163 is that the requisite conditions for issuing corporate bonds have been significantly liberalised ...

As the preeminent venture capital and private equity practice in the offshore legal arena, Walkers continues to see record activity levels in venture capital fund raisings and fund establishments in Southeast Asia ...

The conditions for issuing corporate bonds have been significantly liberalised ...

A new agreement could make the UAE a much more attractive place to establish funds.

By far the most significant headline-grabbing development in 2017 and 2018 relates to the stunning rise of blockchain ...

The perceived lack of bankable projects by international investors, not the lack of available capital, is the key impediment ...

Deepening financial and trade ties are solidifying the country's role in the region.

The New Banking Law and the New AML Law have enhanced the protection afforded to confidential information.

For decades, banks and other counterparties in the UAE have obtained financial services from foreign financial institutions. Industry bodies, such as the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the International Capital Market Association and the International Securities Lending Association, have developed standard documentation for these kinds of transactions ...

Infrastructure projects in emerging markets attract investors on the back of potential returns that can outstrip yields in mature markets ...

The recent case of Ardon Maroon Asia Master Fund (In Official Liquidation) serves as a stark reminder that it is critical that investment funds are built on properly considered, and expertly drafted constitutional documents, including the mechanics for redemptions ...