Welcome to the latest edition of M&A insights, where we explore the forces shaping transactional activity and predict what will drive dealmaking in the year to come....more
12/12/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Middle East ,
One Big Beautiful Bill Act ,
Private Equity ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds
European M&A markets are showing signs of renewed vigor, with growth in deal values despite ongoing macroeconomic and regulatory challenges. Here we explore shifting dynamics across three of Europe’s most active markets, and...more
12/12/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Competition ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
As the 2025 AGM and reporting season passes its peak, we have produced a note of our reflections on what we’ve seen in the market so far this year, and developments we’re expecting in the coming months.
The key themes...more
6/23/2025
/ Board of Directors ,
Capital Markets ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FTSE ,
Global Market ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shareholders ,
Stakeholder Engagement ,
UK
The UK financial services regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have recently set out their final policy on the assessment of acquisitions and increases in control of PRA...more
11/12/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FSMA ,
Limited Partnerships ,
Popular ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) ,
UK
Global M&A markets recorded another year of extraordinary growth in 2021 with transaction values soaring to a new record high of nearly USD6 trillion. As 2022 begins, we examine what underpinned that growth and ask if it can...more
July 2021 marks five years since the Market Abuse Regulation (596/2014/EU) (EU MAR) came into force on 3 July 2016. Since then, a myriad of developments has supplemented practitioners’ understanding and interpretation of EU...more