For the sixth consecutive year, Dechert is the contributing editor of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Private Equity. The guide, now in its tenth edition, is one of the most comprehensive comparative guides to...more
9/10/2024
/ Competition ,
Debt Financing ,
France ,
Interest Rates ,
Leveraged Buyout ,
Presidential Elections ,
Price Inflation ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Standards ,
UK ,
Valuation
In a year marked by rising interest rates and intensified regulatory scrutiny, Dechert stood shoulder-to-shoulder with our private equity and private capital clients, crafting innovative strategies for capital raising and...more
Methodology -
At the beginning of the third quarter of 2022, Mergermarket, on behalf of Dechert LLP, surveyed 100 senior-level executives at private equity (PE) firms based in North America (45%), Europe, the Middle East...more
11/29/2022
/ Capital Raising ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
EBITDA ,
EMEA ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Fund Managers ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Global Market ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interest Rates ,
Internal Rate of Return (IRR) ,
Liquidity ,
OECD ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Russia ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Ukraine ,
Valuation
The national security and foreign direct investment (“FDI”) review landscape around the world is evolving rapidly. A pre-pandemic trend of active FDI reviews in countries around the world has gained momentum and resulted in...more
The global private equity (PE) industry is scorching hot. Pent-up demand for deals was unleashed in H2 2020 following a brief hiatus as the COVID-19 pandemic sent economies all over the world into lockdown. As we head towards...more
The UK has become one of the latest in a line of countries around the world to tighten FDI screening rules in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislative changes that were passed recently affect the rules in two...more
10/26/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cryptography ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Merger Controls ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Public Interest ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK
The new UK government is "absolutely committed" to leaving the EU on 31 October. It hopes to force the EU to renegotiate the proposed Withdrawal Agreement by threatening to leave without a deal if its demands are not met....more
Brexit has been postponed again, until at least 31 October 2019, but with the possibility that it may occur sooner, maybe even within a few weeks....more
4/15/2019
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Customs Unions ,
Election Results ,
EU ,
EU Single Market ,
European Parliament ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Special Election ,
Tariffs ,
Time Extensions ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The UK Parliament, having for the second time rejected the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated between the UK government and the EU, will vote on it for a third time next week. If it is approved, the UK will ask the EU for a...more
When the UK leaves the EU it will cease to be a party to the EU’s free trade and investment agreements with some 70 countries, covering some 11% of UK trade. In the event of a "No Deal" Brexit, the UK’s trade with these...more
In a series of votes on 29 January, the UK parliament rejected proposals aimed at preventing the UK leaving the EU on 29 March without a Withdrawal Agreement in place. Although there was a narrow majority for a non-binding...more
The UK House of Commons has rejected the government’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement. Unless the Agreement (or an amended version of it) is approved by the House of Commons, or the Brexit date of 29 March 2019 is postponed or...more
1/16/2019
/ AIFM ,
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) ,
Asset Management ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Free Movement ,
Imports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
MiFID II ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Supply Chain ,
Tax Treaty ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UCITS ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Withdrawal Agreement
The Current Status of Brexit -
On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom (UK) gave notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union that it intended to leave the European Union (EU). The UK’s departure (so-called...more
12/13/2018
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Business Taxes ,
Closing Documents ,
Contract Termination ,
Country of Origin ,
Data Processing Rules ,
EBITDA ,
EU ,
Financing ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Fundraisers ,
Imports ,
Indemnity Agreements ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Pricing ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Ratification ,
Residency Status ,
Subsidiaries ,
Supply Chain ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Warranties ,
Withdrawal Agreement
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a letter to 145,000 UK businesses setting out actions they need to take now to prepare for the “unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.” More substantial steps may be...more
12/7/2018
/ Business Entities ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Customs ,
EU ,
Exports ,
HMRC ,
Imports ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (TCTA 2018) ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
Transportation Contracts ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Value-Added Tax (VAT) ,
Withdrawal Agreement