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New UK Listing Regime – now open for business

New Listing Rules come into force on 29 July 2024, implementing long-awaited reforms to the UK’s Listing Regime. The changes, which some have billed ‘radical’, form a critical component of the Government’s wider workstream to...more

PISCES: Government proposes innovative new UK platform for trading in shares of private companies

On 6 March 2024, as part of its Spring Budget measures, the Government published a consultation on its proposed new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System’ (known as PISCES). The new platform will allow...more

3/18/2024  /  Financial Markets , Investment , Investors , UK

UK Public Markets Snapshot – March 2022

In our first UK Public Markets Snapshot for 2022, we cover key recent trends and points to watch out for. Headlines Don’t ignore merger arbs – they pile in quick and often need careful handling. Takeover Panel red lines –...more

A new dawn for the UK’s capital markets: FCA publishes its Primary Markets Effectiveness Review

The UK’s capital markets regulation is set to change over the course of the next year as the Government seeks to boost the UK’s competitiveness as an attractive listing destination for high growth companies. The FCA has...more

Takeover Panel response statement (2020/1): conditions to offers and the offer timetable

The Takeover Panel has just published its response statement (2020/1) making important changes to the Takeover Code regarding offer conditionality and timetable. They take effect on 5 July 2021 and will apply in relation to...more

FCA reviews disclosures of net changes to share capital

The FCA has recently completed a review of the way in which UK issuers disclose changes to their total voting rights to the market and the resulting effect on major shareholding notifications. ...more

Beyond Brexit transition - changes for listed companies

The Brexit transition period ended at 11:00 pm on 31 December 2020 and at the end of this transition period, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 converted existing EU legislation which had direct effect in the UK into UK...more

FCA Policy Statement: improving climate-related disclosures by UK listed companies and clarification of existing climate-related...

Recent changes introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) - On 21 December 2020, as we broke for Christmas, the FCA published new Listing Rule 9.8.6R(8) (LR) and guidance requiring commercial companies with a UK...more

HM Treasury UK Listings Review – Call for Evidence

HM Treasury has launched a review of the UK listings regime on the basis that - The UK listing regime is “ready for review”, in particular in order to reform the regime “to attract the most innovative and successful firms and...more

FCA focus on misleading disclosure

Two recent Financial Conduct Authority enforcement notices focus on when and how disclosures by a listed company may be considered misleading - a basic disclosure requirement that is sometimes taken for granted. ...more

FRC – New guidance on AGM best practice

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC), the body responsible for the UK Corporate Governance Code, has published guidance on best practice for holding AGMs, taking into account the impact of this year’s COVID-19 lock-down on...more

Shareholder Rights Directive II: New rights for shareholders regarding confirmation of their votes cast by poll

New regulations implementing certain requirements of the Shareholders Rights Directive II in the UK will require certain publicly traded companies to provide shareholders with confirmations regarding their votes cast by poll...more

Will UK issuers benefit from the EU's proposed introduction of lighter prospectus disclosure requirements pursuant to the EU...

On 20 July 2020, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a capital markets recovery package as part of its overall COVID-19 recovery strategy. As part of the package, the Commission released a proposal to amend the...more

FCA, FRC, PRA and ESMA announce measures to alleviate impact on listed issuers and their auditors in response to COVID-19

27 March 2020: The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have announced a series of actions to...more

"COVID-19 MAC – Can we get out please?" – UK Takeover Panel says no

A recent ruling from the Takeover Panel (Panel) on the takeover offer for Moss Bros has reemphasised the difficulty bidders face in invoking material adverse change (MAC) conditions on UK takeovers. ...more

FCA, FRC, PRC and ESMA announce measures to alleviate impact on listed issuers and their auditors in response to COVID-19

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have announced a series of actions to ensure information...more

UK equity capital markets and the COVID-19 response – Key legal and regulatory themes

For obvious reasons, the finer points of the functioning and regulation of the UK's capital markets and corporate governance are not necessarily at the forefront of the minds of legislators and policy makers while addressing...more

Which Market? Equity Capital Markets: (UPDATED)

Guide to the eligibility requirements and continuing obligations of admitting securities to the UK's key equity capital markets. The UK has always been a popular destination for UK and overseas companies who are looking to...more

Which Market? Equity Capital Markets: (UPDATED)

Hogan Lovells Guide to the eligibility requirements and continuing obligations of admitting securities to the Premium, Standard and High Growth segments of the Main Market and AIM – (updated as at August 2019). ...more

New guidance for Nomads on staffing

New practical guidance for nominated advisers (Nomads) on the staffing of their corporate finance functions has been published by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to enable Nomads to fulfil their obligations under the AIM...more

Brexit and your prospectuses

The events surrounding the Brexit negotiations continue to be in a state of flux - but we do have some clarity around the status of the Prospectus Regulation in the UK whatever the outcome of the UK Government's negotiations...more

Corporate News – September 2018

A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more

Inviting unconnected analysts to take part in the IPO process - new guidance published

New guidance on how unconnected analysts can participate in the UK IPO process and access information from prospective issuers (Guidance) has been published by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the...more

Corporate News - July 2018

A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more

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