The twelfth edition of the PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook brings together a range of information on current cross-border issues, country-specific Q&A guides, and details of recommended M&A lawyers and law firms in jurisdictions around the world.
In our cross-border section this year we look at a number of interesting areas. We provide a chapter focusing on the application and enforcement of EU merger control law by the European Commission and take a look at Switzerland, where the Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority is continuing to apply its recently created rules for the disclosure of interests in listed companies' voting securities. We also look at implementing a public M&A deal using the European Cross-border Merger Directive and examine China's new M&A review rules in comparison with those in the US.
The country-specific Q&A chapters provide practical information on the laws and regulation governing public M&A in 33 key jurisdictions. In particular, they examine current market activity; the regulation of recommended and hostile bids; pre-bid formalities (including due diligence, stakebuilding and agreements); procedures for announcing and making an offer (including documentation and mandatory offers); consideration; post-bid issues (including squeeze-out and de-listing procedures); defending hostile bids; tax issues; other regulatory requirements and restrictions; as well as any proposals for reform.
The PLC Which lawyer? section of the Handbook identifies the leading private practice lawyers and law firms worldwide. This should be read in conjunction with the Lawyer profiles section, which contains detailed biographies of some individuals.
The PLC Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook is available online as part of PLC Cross-border. This is a unique online service that provides know-how and market intelligence for in-house counsel, as well as private practitioners operating across borders. The service includes practical guidance notes, standard form documents and checklists, as well as the online archive of PLC Cross-border Quarterly, featuring comparative regulatory and transaction guides, and law firm management reviews. Visit www.practicallaw.com/crossborder for more information.
Other Handbooks in the series include: Arbitration; Capital Markets; Competition Volume; Construction and Projects; Directors' Duties and Liabilities; Corporate Real Estate; Data Protection; Dispute Resolution; Doing Business in…; Employee Share Plans; Environment; Finance; Insurance and Reinsurance; Investment Funds; IP in Business Transactions; Leniency; Life Sciences; Media and Communications; Outsourcing; Private Client, Private Equity; Restructuring and Insolvency; Structured Finance and Securitisation; Tax on Transactions; and Venture Capital.
The Handbook has been co-published with the contributors. We would like to thank all the firms involved for the excellence of their contributions and their attention to deadlines.