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As US takeover activity booms again, corporate executives and their advisers are spending as much time weighing the legal implications of their decisions as the strategic benefits of bids. Welcome to M&A post Enron and Sarbanes-Oxley. Ted Kim reports.

The market for CDOs continues to boom. But which of these products suit which types of investor? And which developments are genuine innovations?

EU stock exchanges are taking action to stop issuers deserting them because of cost increases caused by the impending Prospectus Directive.

European financial institutions could be missing out by shying away from M&A activity in the US. The strength of the euro against the dollar favours the acquisition of US businesses by European financial institutions. However, according to M&A advisers Berkshire Capital Securities, European institutions continue to look primarily to domestic markets for investment management transaction opportunities. Last year there were just 12 deals involving European buyers into the US, and interest has not increased so far this year.

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