The challenges of cross-border M&A
March 2025 | COVER STORY
2025 may see a revival of cross-border M&A transactions. But navigating the myriad complexities of such deals will require careful planning and coordination.
Deal leaks: data protection during M&A
March 2025 | FEATURE
As a wealth of research can testify, the likelihood of a data leak occurring at some point during the M&A lifecycle is high, particularly given the range of interested parties typically involved in a transaction.
Understanding the UK’s new third party oversight regime
March 2025 | FEATURE
For many critical third parties, the most significant uplift to meet the regime’s requirements will be cultural, as the framework requires a step change in their approach to resilience and regulatory engagement.
Visibility and control: best practices in SCRM
March 2025 | FEATURE
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, the range of risk factors that have the capacity to disrupt supply chains is likely to expand exponentially.
Transfer pricing
March 2025 | WORLDWATCH
Multinationals need to stay abreast of tax guidelines for each jurisdiction in which they operate, document all related-party transactions and adopt appropriate business rationale to determine the most appropriate remuneration policy. FW moderates a discussion between Shahzeb Panhwar at Alvarez & Marsal Tax, Oliver R. Hoor at ATOZ Tax Advisers S.A., J. Clark Armitage at Caplin & Drysdale, Peter Kurjanowicz at Doane Grant Thornton LLP (Canada), Amit Chadha at KPMG in South Africa, Sahil Seth at PKF-CAP Tax Solutions Pte Ltd, Sarah Howarth at Price Bailey LLP, and Sadao Mori at Watanabe Tax Corporation.
Q&A: Tackling the cyber skills gap
March 2025 | SPECIAL REPORT
While closing the cyber skills gap remains a challenge, ongoing efforts in education, training and industry collaboration provide a pathway to building resilient digital operations. FW discusses the cyber skills gap with Jonathan Adessky at McCarthy Tetrault, William E. Ridgway at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates, and Daron Hartvigsen at StoneTurn.
Pursuing acquisitions and joint ventures – a cyber security perspective
March 2025 | SPECIAL REPORT
When it comes to M&A, organisations can learn from others’ mistakes by ensuring strong cyber due diligence measures are taken, investment risk assessments are thorough, and risk management frameworks are in place to address potentially catastrophic cyber events.
Megatrends impacting US infrastructure and businesses
March 2025 | SPOTLIGHT
We can expect rapid, tumultuous change and intense backlash, with an extraordinary amount of litigation and disruption of relationships, international and domestic. All interested parties should batten the hatches and prepare for heavy and confused seas.
Managing transactional risk in healthcare & life sciences M&A
March 2025 | TALKINGPOINT
The advantages of using RWI in a deal is it allows the seller to potentially receive a clean exit and all sale proceeds at closing, with the buyer having protection under an RWI policy. FW discusses managing transactional risk in healthcare & life sciences M&A with Vip Patel at Aon.
Tax optimisation in distressed situations
March 2025 | TALKINGPOINT
Restructurings will often provide significant opportunities to create a more efficient tax profile moving forward. Tax assets on the balance sheet can be crucial in that respect. FW discusses tax optimisation in distressed situations with Chris Hadfield, Elias Tzavelis and Daniel Ho at Deloitte.
ECCTA: a new era for corporate oversight and anti-fraud measures
March 2025 | TALKINGPOINT
Provided that UK investigating and prosecuting agencies are adequately resourced, we expect to see companies appearing as defendants in criminal cases with greater regularity in the coming years. FW discusses ECCTA in a new era for corporate oversight and anti-fraud measures with Simon Airey, James Dobias and William Merry at McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP.
Sustainable work: the future of employment in a green economy
March 2025 | TALKINGPOINT
Sustainability is integral to every role, requiring employees to understand and contribute to sustainable outcomes daily. Organisations must adopt a multifaceted approach. FW discusses the future of employment in a green economy with Karen Cunningham, Katherine Wannan and Laura Halfas at Deloitte.
Foreign business in Russia: legal insights for those staying or planning a return
March 2025 | RISK MANAGEMENT
We are entering a new historical era, one that is markedly different from the past five decades. The age of globalisation – both in everyday practice and in law – is giving way to fragmentation. This shift is reflected in events such as Brexit and the abolition of the ‘non-dom’ regime in the UK, the…
Prospects for asset recovery and confiscation in the EU
March 2025 | FRAUD & CORRUPTION
European asset recovery provisions are part of the common European strategy against organised crime, corruption and money laundering, falling within the international parameters of the United Nations Convention against Organised Crime, the United Nations Convention against Corruption…
Brazil’s new insurance risk ‘note’: contribution to insurance and reinsurance
February 2025 | FINANCE & INVESTMENT
Inspired by insurance-linked securities (ILS), Brazilian Law No. 14,430 of 3 August 2022 introduced the legal framework for accepting insurance, supplementary pension and health, reinsurance or retrocession risks from one or more counterparties and financing them through the issuance…
Impact of recent legislative developments on employment and human resources
February 2025 | LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT
On 8 July 2024, the ‘Law of Foundations and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentinians’ No. 27,742 was published in the Official Gazette and came into effect on 9 July 2024. Likewise, on 26 September 2024, regulatory decree No. 847/2024 on the regulation of sections 82 to 98 of Title V…