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Latham & Watkins LLP

Navigating the Rise of UK Class Actions Implications for Private Equity

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As collective redress actions rise, sponsor and corporate statements are under high scrutiny, with an industry developing to take advantage....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

UK and European M&A: Predictions for 2024

2023 was a challenging year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Volumes of deals and deal sizes were both down due to, amongst other factors, historic levels of inflation, rising interest rates, heightened regulatory scrutiny...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

2023 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2023—from advising SoftBank on two acquisitions of public companies in the robotics space, to partnering with sustainable food...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024

Key Points - - While interest rates, uncertainty and other factors negatively impacted deal activity in 2023, we saw a steady flow of carve-outs, spin-offs and joint ventures that offered creative ways to achieve strategic...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US M&A Outlook: Rebounding Market Fuels Optimism for Deal Activity in 2021

After nearly a decade of growth, global M&A activity in the first quarter of 2020 was down 39.1% by deal value year over year — comparable to levels seen in the first quarter of 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis. The...more

Dechert LLP

Private Equity in the United Kingdom - 2020 Edition

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Dechert partnered with Getting the Deal Through and Law Business Research on their annual Market Intelligence Private Equity Guide. The 2020 Guide invites leading practitioners to reflect on evolving legal and regulatory...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Stay Calm and Carry On: Strong 2019 US M&A Market Supports Optimism for 2020, Though Headwinds Persist

M&A professionals greeted 2019 with a note of caution. Following a strong year for M&A in 2018, optimism was tempered by concerns over increased market volatility, trade disputes, rising interest rates and global political...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Understanding U.S. Stockholder Activism - A Practical Primer

Because stockholder activism strikes at the heart of a company’s governance structure – often threatening the continuity of a board and the management team alike – the topic is susceptible to fear, uncertainty and doubt....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent Trends in Shareholder Activism

Shareholder activism remains pervasive in the corporate landscape, as many companies continue to face new, and sometimes more sophisticated, activist situations. Recent activism-related trends indicate that the landscape is...more

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Where to Go With "Go Shops" in Australian M&A?

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The Situation It was recently reported that an Australian proxy adviser had queried whether the directors of a substantial Australian Securities Exchange-listed ("ASX") target, DuluxGroup, should have negotiated a Go Shop...more

Troutman Pepper

Mergers & Acquisitions 2019: USA Chapter

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2018 M&A Numbers - Following 2017’s market decline, overall M&A volume trended in a positive direction in 2018. While the almost 20,000 transactions closed globally in 2018 did represent a 15 percent drop from the previous...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Private Equity Set to Get Active With Activists

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Companies previously considered immune from activist campaigns have come under pressure, driving new public and private deal opportunities for private equity. US shareholder activists are an established presence in Europe....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US M&A Activity Remains Strong Despite Concerns

Although the U.S. M&A market has remained relatively strong by historical standards so far in 2019, activity has softened compared to the higher levels in 2017 and 2018, continuing a trend that began in the second half of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Shareholder Activism Trends in the 2019 Proxy Season

In 2018, robust U.S. and global M&A activity substantially mitigated the downside risk for activist investors. With political uncertainty ahead of the 2020 presidential election, unsettled questions on trade and tariffs, and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Wake up the Raiders: Considerations for Private Equity Going Activist

What do you do when valuations reach record-high levels, but you have trillions of dollars to spend amid increased competition? The challenge of an “inverse proportion” of dry powder (rising) to attractive deal opportunities...more

Dechert LLP

Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter 2019 Edition: Global Private Equity Outlook 2019

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Global private equity market continues its ascent. Buoyant leveraged global buyout activity is being sustained generally by a combination of: In 2018, we saw the largest number of private equity backed buy-out deals in...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Europe Insights

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Insights Conversations: M&A"

Skadden M&A partners Steve Arcano, Tom Kennedy (moderator), Jeremy London, Amr Razzak and Rodd Schreiber discussed their perspectives on M&A activity in 2015 and the outlook for 2016. The conversation covered the current...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"M&A Activity Jumps to Levels Unseen Since Before Global Financial Crisis"

Global M&A activity jumped in 2014, with over 40,000 tracked transactions totaling approximately $3.5 trillion in value. This represents the biggest year for M&A since 2007, the last year before the impact of the global...more

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