QVT Financial’s QVT Fund has filed petitions for an injunction against Galatasaray Sportif, as well as the individual members of Sportif’s board of directors, in order to prevent Sportif from completing what QVT views as an illegal merger with Sportif’s majority shareholder, Galatasaray Spor ve Futbol. QVT Fund is the
Dr Richard Reid (pictured), director of research at the International Centre for Financial Regulation in London, says the controversy surrounding the role of credit default swaps in allegedly aggravating Greece’s fiscal problems illustrate differences between countries in Europe and beyond on the priorities for financial sector reforms. One of the
Private equity firm HarbourVest Partners has successfully completed a SAS 70 review and issued a Type II SAS 70 report. The firm’s independent auditor conducted the SAS 70 review, which covered the period from 1 April 2009 to 30 September 2009. The report documents controls across the firm’s operations including
French business law firm FTPA is advising Franck Michel, court administrator, and Cosme Rogeau, court liquidator, in connection with the sale of Nortel Networks’ assets. After several restructuring operations, the North American telecommunications equipment supplier has been placed under creditor protection worldwide and European insolvency proceedings, including its main French
Markstone Capital, a private equity firm based in Tel Aviv, has reached an agreement with the New York State Attorney General ending the pension fund inquiry related to the conduct of former chairman, Elliott Broidy. In December 2009 Broidy resigned from the firm and pleaded guilty to one count of
Ozannes and Mourant du Feu & Jeune, two law firms in the Channel Islands, are planning to merge. The merged firm, to be known as Mourant Ozannes, will bring together two law firms in Guernsey and Jersey to create a firm with industry knowledge across the Channel Islands. Mourant Ozannes
Offshore law firm Ogier is to offer Guernsey and Jersey legal and fiduciary services in Asia. In May, Guernsey and Jersey lawyers will be relocating to the firm’s Hong Kong office, where the firm has an established BVI and Cayman legal practice. This latest move comes in response to increased
Investment funds across the EU who are challenging unlawful application of withholding taxes levied on dividends can expect refunds of millions of euros following Norway’s decision to refund withholding taxes to a Luxembourg Sicav, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. In June 2009 the ECJ issued its final judgment in the Aberdeen Property
US President Barack Obama’s call last Thursday for banks benefiting from a public safety net to be barred for “owning, investing in or sponsoring” private equity and hedge funds as part of wider strategy to curb excessive risk-taking by financial institutions that have benefited from public support, could have broad
The Malta Financial Services Authority has published guidelines regarding the redomiciliation of offshore funds to Malta under the Companies Act, Continuation of Companies Regulations, 2002. The guidelines specify the documentation required from fund promoters and outline the way the process is handled by the authorisation unit and the registry of
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