UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
The Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) recently issued guidance (Guidance) for limited partners (LPs) and general partners (GPs) on the use of net asset value (NAV)-based financing facilities in private equity...more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
7/24/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Tax Liability ,
UK
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
Further to the publication of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, we are now beginning to see many of the measures that relate to Companies House beginning to bite....more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
2/28/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Tax Credits ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe....more
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
A year and a half after the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 received Royal Assent, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act) came into law on 26 October 2023. Although the Act does...more
11/28/2023
/ Corporate Crimes ,
Corporate Entities ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Criminal Liability ,
Failure to Prevent ,
Financial Crimes ,
Fraud ,
UK ,
UK Bribery Act ,
White Collar Crimes
Following a recent Court of Appeal decision, investors, portfolio companies and their advisers should be aware that English courts may, on occasion, adopt seemingly strained interpretations of ambiguous or unclear contract...more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
7/19/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Affirmative Action ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
Energy Tax Incentives ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenwashing ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Mergers ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
UK
European Commission Proposes Legal Framework for Digital Euro -
The European Commission (Commission) published its ‘Single Currency Package’ on 28 June 2023 with proposals to establish a legal framework for the creation of...more
Challenging economic conditions have made it even more attractive for certain General Partners (GPs) to seek to maintain existing assets owned by fund vehicles. Continuation funds offer GPs a mechanism for doing this by...more
Katten ESG Guidepost is a monthly publication highlighting the latest news, legal and regulatory developments involving environmental, social and governance matters....more
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) has become a megatrend in mergers and acquisitions and is here to stay. ESG itself is a wide capture-all definition, with "E" recognised as relating to environmental matters (such as...more
The UK economy continues to deal with significant upheaval, and the outlook for investors holding significant equity stakes in UK portfolio companies is increasingly hard to predict. A change in the trading relationship with...more
The UK economy has been hit by a series of significant shocks in recent years: a change in the trading relationship with the EU, the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread inflation, an increase in global energy...more
SEC Announces Inspection Priorities for 2023 -
On February 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its inspection priorities for the current year. The announcement began by noting that the SEC examined 15...more
2/22/2023
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fund Managers ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Whistleblowers
The deadline for registration as an Overseas Entity is fast approaching and by 31 January 2023, all qualifying overseas entities, who own freehold land or property in the UK (or leasehold land of more than seven years), must...more
The model articles (Model Articles) contained in the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006) are automatically incorporated into the constitution of a company incorporated pursuant to the CA 2006 to the extent they are not excluded or...more
12/29/2022
/ Companies Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Executives ,
Corporate Finance ,
Corporate Financing ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Management ,
Corporate Officers ,
Corporate Structures ,
UK ,
UK Companies Acts
SEC to Inspect Firms for Compliance With New Advertising and Solicitation Rule -
November 4 is the compliance date for the new rule governing advertising and solicitation activities by investment advisers. The new rule...more
10/13/2022
/ Advertising ,
B2B Transactions ,
Bribery ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) ,
Energy Market ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
Joint Audit Committee ,
National Security ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK