US buyout activity at the top end of the market dropped significantly but exit value held up in 2020

US M&A activity fell precipitously in the first half of the year but picked up again in H2, especially at the upper end of the market

US deal activity held up remarkably well in the face of unprecedented uncertainty in 2020, with total deal value in H2 surpassing the previous year

CCS projects are regulated by the Commonwealth, states and territories under CCS legislation and more general environmental laws and requirements

Despite short-term headwinds, long-term trends are likely to drive increased investment in carbon capture and storage

Although there are no CCS-specific federal environmental laws or regulations, the federal government has significant influence on how CCS is implemented in the US

Our overview of the Section 45Q tax credit helps investors understand how they may receive incentives to capture, store and use carbon dioxide and carbon oxide

Moving beyond inclusion to belonging 

The European leveraged finance market remains resilient after a year of unprecedented hardship, as lenders dissect credits to determine the best possible deals, from pricing to documentary terms

After years of warnings about maturity walls, impending cliff edges, downturns and interest rate hikes that failed to emerge, COVID-19 was the event that brought everything to a temporary standstill—but there's every chance that the markets will explode with activity in the months ahead

A practical guide to national GDPR compliance requirements across the EEA