Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward. WE ARE SEEING - Inorganic expansion by larger exchanges: Horizontally (e.g.,...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates. ...more
Deutsche Borse CEO Carsten Kengeter announced yesterday that he’ll step down in the wake of insider-trading allegations related to the exchange’s now-defunct merger with the London Stock Exchange Group....more
There’s been a hitch in Saudi Aramco’s IPO plans (mind-boggling $2 trillion possible valuation and all): where to list. The frontrunners, by the way, are the London Stock Exchange and the NYSE....more
Corporate governance – 4MLD and changes to the PSC regime - Companies House recently published its business plan for 2017-18, its strategic plan for 2017-2020 and a press release with details of additional anti-money...more
If Britain decides to leave the European Union as a result of a “Brexit” vote on 23 June 2016, the effect on the UK and EU financial services sectors could be significant; in particular, there could be effects on the London...more
Chair Yellen will report on the Fed’s latest meeting at 2pm EDT today. Thanks to the Journal, we’ve got 5 Things to Watch when she does – WSJ... All is not well at Valeant, the struggling drug maker whose stock dropped...more