SEC Chair Gensler Indicates Commission is Looking to Update SEC’s Regulation S-P -
On September 28, 2022, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) Chairman Gary Gensler appeared via video at the...more
10/14/2022
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Recent notable industry transactions.
The Alan Turing Institute, the Royal Statistical Society and the UK Department of Health and Social Care's Joint Biosecurity Centre finalised a partnership agreement in relation to the...more
12/2/2020
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Medicines and Medical Devices Bill (MMDB) – The MMDB is intended to act as the primary UK legislation specifying powers that would enable the regulatory regimes for human medicines, clinical trials, veterinary medicines and...more
As the most tax advantageous HMRC approved share option scheme available, the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme has long been the preferred form of incentive for eligible early and mid-stage UK-based life science...more
The UK has announced a bill proposing a new system to screen transactions for national security risk, separate from the system of merger review operated by the Competition and Markets Authority. The National Security and...more
12/2/2020
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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
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Key Takeaways -
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) controls are proliferating around the globe. Since the pandemic, “health” has become a particular focus.
- Several countries have adapted their existing FDI rules, or...more
7/29/2020
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Fast Facts -
United States -
- The DOJ and FTC concluded 26 significant U.S. merger investigations in 2019 – similar to the level of activity from 2011-2014 under the Obama administration but trailing the activity...more
2/1/2020
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