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The article focuses on the rise in foreign direct investment (FDI) at the Chinese companies due to the outbound mergers and acquisition and joint venture transactions in the country. Topics discussed include strategy of Chinese companies to target international companies with established brands, supply chains and distribution networks, preference to the international investment advisers and target for the investment in food, energy and real estate sectors.

The article discusses the acquisition of private equity firm Akina by investment management firm Unigestion for creating a leading expert in global small and mid-market private equity within assets under management and professionals in Zurich, Switzerland and Great Britain. It mentions law firm Walder Wyss is advising Akina in this transaction. It also mentions the Walder Wyss team is led by partner Luc Defferrard, Maurus Winzap and Alexandre Both.

The article reports that Schoenherr LLP, law firm has advised Italian private equity firm, Quadrivio Corp., on the Hungarian and Slovakian legal aspects focused on the acquisition of a 70 percent stake in Farmol S.p.A., producer of aerosols and liquid-based specialty products. It mentions that Schoeherr team is advising Quadrivio.

The article reports on the acquisition of the technology company Veritas Technologies Corp. by the asset management firm Carlyle Group LP which worth $8 billion. It states that Carlyle Group LP has used four law firms on the deal with Allen and Overy (A&O) representing the private equity firm on matters and closing the transaction in around 40 jurisdictions. It also notes that the cash deal is expected to be benefited by the information security company Symantec.

The author discusses aspects of Chinese entrepreneur Jack Ma's criticism on Western financial advisors and lawyers in the online marketplace company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.'s acquisition of the technology company Yahoo! China. He is critical on Ma's comments that these advisors and lawyers unnecessarily complicate simple merger and acquisition (M&A) deals. He also emphasizes that the company's initial public offering (IPO) in 2014 show the significant role of lawyers in these deals.

The article reports on the victory of KirkPatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&LPGE) in attaining its first AIM instruction for Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander Capital Markets (KS&FCM) in Great Britain. K&LPGE advised KS&FCM as broker on the AIM listing of Melorio. It is said that the listing was oversubscribed and £27.5 million was raised by Melorio to acquire Construction Learning World.

The article reports on several corporate and legal transactions handled by various law firms in 2007. Pinsent Masons represented Living Ventures' majority stockholders in the Ultimate Leisure Group's acquisition of the Living Room business. Norton Rose served as the adviser for Mesaieed Power Co. in the financing of a gas-fired power generation plant in Qatar.

The article reports that law firm Kirkland and Ellis has reinforced its ties with private equity client Bain Capital as a result of CVC Capital Partners' secondary buyout of Samsonite in 2007. Kirkland and Ellis was involved in the deal as an adviser of Bain Capital, one of the major stockholders of Samsonite.

Reports on law firms that have taken lead roles in publishing company Axel Springer's purchase of a majority stake in television broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Media in Germany in 2005. Shearman and Sterling; Weil Gotshal and Manges; Implications on law firms and the television broadcasting sector.

The article focuses on the law firm Norton Rose and their advisement of the healthcare company Healthcare Enterpise Group (HEG) during their flotation on AIM, the international unit of the London Stock Exchange. Information is provided on how the firm will advise the merger of HEG and the Interactivity Group of London & Pacific Healthcare (L&P).