Baker McKenzie’s Global Capital Markets Practice Group released new IPO figures from the technology sector which show that 2017 has got off to a very strong start with 103 companies taking to the markets raising USD 12.1 billion. This is in stark contrast to 2016, when across the year, only USD 11 billion in capital was raised from 123 issuances, the majority of activity coming in the second half of the year.Activity centres around three…
Part of the Ghosts in the Machine b:INFORM SeriesGhosts in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence – Legal Risk Ghosts in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence – Regulatory RiskRisky relationship between AI and data privacyWelcome to our b:INFORM series exploring the rise of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in financial markets and institutions. This series is based on a survey undertaken by Baker & McKenzie and EuroMoney Institutional Investor Thought Leadership (together “we”) between December 2015 and February 2016.What is…