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France sets its sights on becoming Europe’s PE leader

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Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK French private equity activity posted an impressive deal value in the first half of 2024 despite political and...more

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New UK Listing Rules Come Into Force

On 29 July 2024, the new UK Listing Rules came into force. The new rules institute a simpler, more flexible, disclosure-based listing regime and are designed to place London on a competitive footing with other major...more

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Insights – June 2024

Explore the unique considerations for mergers and acquisitions in the AI sector, the return of IPOs, the implications of new Supreme Court decisions and other developments in this edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights....more

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UK Takeover Panel Proposes Narrowing the Scope of Companies Subject to the Takeover Code

On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel (the Panel) published Public Consultation Paper 2024/1 (the PCP), which proposes a significant change to the applicability of the UK Takeover Code (the Code), by narrowing the scope of...more

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Market overview: The global IPO landscape

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Global IPO markets endured a difficult 2023 in the face of rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty. But after a challenging 12 months, the outlook for IPO activity in 2024 is brightening This past year has been one...more

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Challenges remain but IPO outlook brightens

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Global IPO markets have had a comparatively positive start to 2024 after a challenging year. Investors and IPO candidates hope that stable interest rates and pent-up demand will support an increasing flow of IPO activity in...more

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Antitrust in focus March 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

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Snapshot: Der deutsche Übernahmemarkt 2023

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Blick auf den Markt und die bedeutendsten Transaktionen - Die Analyse öffentlicher Übernahmen im Jahr 2023 erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie eine Blaupause des Vorjahres. Die bereits 2022 festgestellten Trends bestätigten...more

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Uptick in high yield could signal start of recovery

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High yield bond issuance in the US and Europe improved in 2023, but came in significantly below long-term annual averages, while markets in the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) (excl. Japan) region remained stymied, primarily due to...more

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Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024

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Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a...more

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FCA Preserves Key Tool for Activists in Listing Rules Reform

Activist shareholders had a busy 2023: The incidence of activist campaigns in Europe soared by almost 70% compared to 2022, according to data compiled by Skadden and Activistmonitor. As we described in a previous issue of The...more

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European Regulatory Timeline 2024: Key regulatory developments impacting UK and European financial services firms

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Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2024 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

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2024 Insights: Corporate Trends

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more

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An extraordinary and transformative year

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Senior partner Wim Dejonghe reflects on a game-changing year for A&O, culminating in the transformative merger with Shearman & Sterling, record full-year revenues and progress across many other strategic areas....more

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Global M&A Insights: Deal-making predictions for 2024

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Welcome to our year-end edition of M&A Insights, where we preview some of the themes we expect to shape deal-making over the next 12 months. Continued volatility in the debt markets has resulted in another subdued year for...more

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Private capital's place in the Middle East energy transition

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Ambitious plans for renewable energy projects will create long-term opportunities for private funds and sovereign investors in the region, say Ben Ward and Kamar Jaffer. They explore the trends in private markets and what...more

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European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2023 | Key Takeaways

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200+ leading individuals in healthcare, life sciences and private equity gathered at the Shangri-La Hotel in Paris for the European Health & Life Sciences Symposium 2023 to enjoy a day packed with fireside chats, in-depth...more

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Embracing legal tech: A game-changer for IPO success

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This tech-driven approach is not just an option; it's a necessity. Michael Bloch, Partner at A&O, explains, "IPOs are incredibly complex, but we are exploring ways to make them less painful for everyone involved through the...more

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Side Effects for PE Amid Changing EU Life Sciences and Healthcare Landscape

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Substantial changes to the European life sciences and healthcare regulatory landscape are expected to reshape the sector. EU regulators have outlined a raft of reforms to modernise regulatory architecture, simplify product...more

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The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

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Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance - Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble. ...more

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Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

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Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

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Primary Market Bulletin 45 - IFRS Sustainability Disclosures, Third Country Auditors And Shell Companies

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On 10 August 2023, the FCA issued another of its regular newsletters to primary market participants, Primary Market Bulletin 45 ("PMB 45"). This covers four topics: new IFRS sustainability and climate-related disclosures, the...more

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SFC and HKMA’s joint circular on streamlined approach for dealing with sophisticated professional investors (SPIs)

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Wealth managers and advisers, and distributors in relation to non-retail investment products, for example interests in private equity funds or hedge funds, sustainability linked bonds and other private capital related...more

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Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

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