Tag Archives: Russia

Megatrends in M&A: 3 Key Regional Opportunities

By Charles Fuller, Andrew Macklin and Christopher Lester on December 17, 2014 Posted in M&A/ Private Equity, United Arab Emirates

With the rise in frequency of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) in Africa, the 26 percent growth of M&A in the Middle East this year and the global volume and value of M&A at its highest for years in the first three quarters of 2014, global M&A activity is expected to continue its growth through 2014 … Continue Reading

New EU Sanctions Target Russian Oil Sector, State-Owned Banks and Military Exports

By Les Carnegie, Bill McGlone, Robert Sims, Eric Volkman, Charles Claypoole and Robert Price on August 19, 2014 Posted in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Oil & Gas, Technology

The European Union (EU) enacted Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (the Regulation), which contains ‘Stage 3’ sanctions against Russia. These sanctions resemble – but in other ways are different – from the latest US sanctions, and they amount to the stiffest anti-Russian actions taken by Europe since the end of the Cold War. Perhaps most … Continue Reading