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Euro at highest to yen since 2008, markets nervy over Toyko stepping in

Global Banking & Finance

Euro at highest to yen since 2008, markets nervy over Toyko stepping in By Brigid Riley and Alun John TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) -The yen hit multi-year lows against the dollar and the euro on Tuesday, keeping investors on heightened intervention watch ahead of this week’s Bank of Japan meeting, while dovish policy maker comments left sterling […] (..)

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These bond funds withstood the 2008 and 2020 recessions. What investors can learn from them

CNBC: Investing

Recession fears are looming, but a few intermediate core bond funds have a track record of success.

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Distressed sales likely to rise in Europe’s troubled real estate sector

JD Supra: Mergers

The European real estate sector is enduring a period of turbulence not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. Industry players are dealing with a confluence of stubbornly high interest rates, falling valuations, rising energy and construction costs, and increasingly expensive financing. By: White & Case LLP

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FDIC Proposes Limitations on Use of Non-Competes

JD Supra: Mergers

The Proposal seeks to update guidance, last amended in 2008, on how it will evaluate bank merger transactions with respect to competition, financial resources, the convenience and needs of communities, financial stability, and money laundering.

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Earnouts Back on the Rise in M&A Transactions: What Purchasers, Sellers and Lenders Need to Know

JD Supra: Mergers

the 2008–2010 recession) or other external factors like the current increase in interest rates coupled with tight credit markets. The pace of earnouts accelerates in M&A transactions whenever market conditions create a value gap between seller price expectations and buyer confidence levels.

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China Increases Its Merger Control Thresholds

JD Supra: Mergers

China's State Council recently published new merger control notification thresholds doubling the previous China revenue thresholds in an amended Regulation on Notification Thresholds for Concentrations of Business Operators (the "Regulation"), the first time since the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") came into effect in 2008. By: Jones Day

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China Adopts New Merger Control Filing Thresholds

JD Supra: Mergers

The Amended Thresholds took effect upon release and mark the first major revision to the State Administration for Market Regulation's (SAMR’s) notification thresholds since 2008. By: Latham & Watkins LLP

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