International arbitration is often won or lost at the outset. Practitioners typically deploy a highly specialised skillset to engage with opponents who understand the standards that the supervisory ...

International arbitration continues to play a vital role in resolving complex cross-border disputes as businesses contend with geopolitical uncertainty, shifting trade relationships and increasingly ...

Disputes remain an unavoidable feature of the modern commercial landscape, but the environment in which they arise and are resolved is becoming increasingly complex. Economic uncertainty, geopolitical ...

Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire US software maker PTC in a $22.6bn all-cash deal as it begins to expand its data centre business amid growing demand. The deal is to be financed through an ...

FW discusses transfer pricing and the AI value chain with Paul McSavage, Samit Shah, Keith To, Pascal Luquet and Charles Marais at Grant Thornton. FW: What do you see as the main trends surrounding ...

The global financial services industry entered the second half of 2026 from a position of relative strength, albeit one defined by considerable complexity. Financial institutions (FIs) are ...

In this FWPodcast interview, Samuel Chandrasekaran explains how AI is transforming M&A by shifting focus from AI adoption to AI advantage. Investors must assess AI defensibility, disruption risks and ...

After securing support from creditors and shareholders for a comprehensive financial restructuring, Mexican petrochemical company Braskem Idesa, a joint venture between Brazil’s Braskem SA and ...

Businesses must develop operating models capable of balancing cost competitiveness with sufficient flexibility to withstand disruption. The precise balance will vary between industries and ...

FW discusses AI, deepfakes and financial crime with Steven Taylor at BDO USA, P.C. FW: How have AI-generated fraud schemes, synthetic identities and deepfake technologies changed the financial crime ...