Alongside these themes, we take a deep-dive into preferred equity instruments, which are attracting significant interest from investors looking for creative ways to deploy capital. We take stock of the U.S. Outbound Investment Security Program (or “reverse CFIUS”) and how it’s affecting JV structuring.

We explore a rise in privatizations in Singapore and Hong Kong, and compare the nuances of the two jurisdictions’ takeover regimes.

And we look at how the European Commission’s evolving thinking on merger reviews is impacting industrial companies embarking on strategic reviews, sales, JVs, and site closures in response to market pressures.