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contents®Mergers &Acquisitions 2013Contributing editorCasey CogutSimpson Thacher & Bartlett LLPBusiness development managersAlan LeeGeorge IngledewDan WhiteMarketing managersRachel NurseZosia DemkowiczMarketing assistantsMegan FriedmanCady AtkinsonRobin SynnotJoseph RushAdministrative assistantParween HicksSophie HickeyMarketing manager (subscriptions)Rachel NurseSubscriptions@GettingTheDealThrough.comHead of editorial productionAdam MyersProduction coordinatorLydia GergesSenior production editorJonathan CowieChief subeditorJonathan AllenSubeditorsHarry PhillipsTim BeaverEditor-in-chiefCallum CampbellPublisherRichard DaveyMergers & Acquisitions 2013Published byLaw Business Research Ltd87 Lancaster RoadLondon, W11 1QQ, UKTel: +44 20 7908 1188Fax: +44 20 7229 6910© Law Business Research Ltd 2013No photocopying: copyright licencesdo not apply.ISSN 1471-1230The information provided in thispublication is general and may not applyin a specific situation. Legal advice shouldalways be sought before taking any legalaction based on the information provided.This information is not intended tocreate, nor does receipt of it constitute, alawyer–client relationship. The publishersand authors accept no responsibility forany acts or omissions contained herein.Although the information provided isaccurate as of May 2013, be advised thatthis is a developing area.Printed and distributed byEncompass Print SolutionsTel: 0844 2480 112LawBusinessResearchGlobal Overview Casey Cogut and Sean Rodgers Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 4EU Overview Stephen Hewes, Richard Thexton and Dan Clarke Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 6Albania Shpati Hoxha Hoxha, Memi & Hoxha 8Argentina Pablo Trevisán, Laura Bierzychudek and Walter Beveraggi Estudio Trevisán Abogados 14Australia Neil Pathak and David Clee Gilbert + Tobin 20Austria Christian Herbst Schönherr 28Belgium Sandrine Hirsch and Vanessa Marquette Simont Braun 35Bermuda Peter Martin and Andrew Martin MJM Limited 42Bolivia Carlos Pinto-Meyer and Cristian Bustos Ferrere Abogados 48Brazil Vamilson José Costa, Ivo Waisberg, Antonio de Oliveira Tavares Paes, Jr, Gilberto Gornati andStefan Lourenço de Lima Costa, Waisberg e Tavares Paes Sociedade de Advogados 52Bulgaria Yordan Naydenov, Angel Angelov, Nevena Kostadinova and Gergana Petrova Boyanov & Co 58Canada Richard E Clark and Curtis Cusinato Stikeman Elliott LLP 66Merger Control in Canada Susan Hutton Stikeman Elliott LLP 72Cayman Islands Rob Jackson and Ramesh Maharaj Walkers 75Chile Pablo Iacobelli and Cristián Eyzaguirre Carey 80China Lawrence Guo Jade & Fountain PRC Lawyers 86Colombia Enrique Álvarez, Santiago Gutiérrez and Tomás Calderón-Mejía Lloreda Camacho & Co 92Croatia Damir Topić and Mate Lovrić Divjak, Topić & Bahtijarević Law Firm 100Czech Republic Rudolf Rentsch and Petra Trojanová Rentsch Legal 105Denmark Thomas Weisbjerg, Jakob Mosegaard Larsen andRebecca Vikjær-Andresen Nielsen Nørager Law Firm LLP 112Dominican Republic Marielle Garrigó and Mariangela Pellerano Pellerano & Herrera 118England & Wales Michael Corbett Slaughter and May 121France Sandrine de Sousa and Yves Ardaillou Bersay & Associés 131Georgia Revaz Javelidze and Eka Siradze Colibri Law Firm 137Germany Gerhard Wegen and Christian Cascante Gleiss Lutz 142Ghana Kimathi Kuenyehia, Sr, Atsu Agbemabiase and Kafui Baeta Kimathi & Partners, Corporate Attorneys 150Greece Theodoros Skouzos and Georgia Tsoulou Iason Skouzos & Partners 156Hong Kong John E Lange and Peter Davies Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonDavid M Norman David Norman & Co 163Hungary David Dederick, László Nagy and Eszter Katona Weil, Gotshal & Manges 169India Rabindra Jhunjhunwala and Bharat Anand Khaitan & Co 175Indonesia Johannes C Sahetapy-Engel and Kartika Putri WohonArfidea Kadri Sahetapy-Engel Tisnadisastra (AKSET) 184Italy Fiorella Federica Alvino Ughi e Nunziante – Studio Legale 191Japan Ryuji Sakai, Kayo Takigawa and Yushi Hegawa Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu 197Kazakhstan Saniya Perzadayeva and Aliya Zhumabek Colibri Law Firm 203Kenya Michael Kontos, David Wayumba and Fahreen Alibhai Bid Walker Kontos Advocates 207Korea Jong Koo Park and Sang Hyuk Park Kim & Chang 212