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As Seoul Bank faces being dragged into the government's financial holding company, CEO Kang Chungwon explains how he plans to get the bank back on track.

Babur Ozden discusses prospects for the Turkish Internet sector.

Japan’s ministry of finance has lost face in the past decade as an arbiter of business development. The complexities of market growth have overwhelmed it, the collapse of a Liberal Democratic monopoly has removed its political underpinnings and scandalous revelations have been made about its corrupt practices. Now it has lost its traditional name. Despite the rise of rivals such as the Financial Services Agency and attempts by politicians to bypass MoF’s budget functions it’s far from clear who is in charge.

"The boys have made a mess of it," mused Brian Winterflood, chairman of Winterflood Securities, on hearing the news of the appointment of Clara Furse as the first woman chief executive in the 228-year history of the London Stock Exchange, "so why not let the girls have a go?"

Issuer: Tyco Amount: $3.45 billionBookrunner: Merrill Lynch

Japan's Ministry of Finance building has the feel of a British public school, and its occupants consider themselves the real rulers of Japan.

Best tech acquiror Company: JDS Uniphase Deal: acquisition of E-Tek; acquisition of SDL Announced: January 19th (E-Tek); July 10th (SDL) Size: $15.5 billion (E-Tek); $41 billion (SDL) Advisors: Thomas Weisel Partners (for JDS in E-Tek deal); Goldman Sachs (for E-Tek); Thomas Weisel Partners (for SDL); Banc of America Securities and CIBC World Markets (for JDS in SDL deal)

The abrupt resignation of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's president, John Mack, is the most serious yet in a series of setbacks over the past six months for a firm once seemingly immune to crises.

The restructuring of the Paris legal scene took an unexpected turn late last year, when one of the city’s leading French M&A partners finally gave up on his old firm and did what his colleagues had spent the last two years avoiding – he joined an Anglo-Saxon firm.

Issuer: Met LifeDeal: IPOAmount: $2.735 billion (with $840 million convertible and $855 million private placement)Date: April 4 2000Bookrunners: Credit Suisse First Boston, Goldman Sachs

Acquirer: NTTType of deal: cash acquisition of Verio Amount: $5 billionLaunched: 7 May 2000Advisers: Deutsche Banc Alex Brown

Issuer: AES CorporationAmount: $850 millionDate: September 8 2000Bookrunner: Morgan Stanley Dean Witter