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FCA publishes final UK listing rules

On 11 July 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Policy Statement PS24/6 (Policy Statement), in which it sets out its final UK listing rules and summarises feedback to its earlier consultation and stakeholder...more

UK Listing Rules reforms: Controlling shareholder regime and dual-class share rights

This is the last publication in a series of Allen & Overy publications on the FCA's Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness...more

UK Corporate Governance Code Guidance – smarter regulation

Yesterday saw the publication of the Financial Reporting Council’s (the FRC) guidance to the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Guidance). See our bulletin from last week on the revised UK Corporate Governance Code (the...more

UK Listing Rules reforms: FCA proposals for updated significant and related party transactions, and reverse takeovers

This publication is one of several Allen & Overy publications on the FCA’s Consultation Paper (CP23/31), setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness...more

New UK Corporate Governance Code: carefully choreographed

Today saw the publication by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of its revised corporate governance code (the Code). Whilst the updated Code contains a limited set of targeted changes, as opposed to a broader wholesale...more

FCA proposals for updated sponsor regime as part of UK Listing reforms

In the second of our publications on the FCA’s Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms, we take a closer look at what the proposals mean for the sponsor regime. The FCA...more

FCA publishes proposals for new UK Listing regime for commercial companies

Today the FCA has published its Consultation Paper (CP23/31) setting out its detailed proposals for listing rules reforms as part of its Primary Markets Effectiveness Review. This is the first of two consultations on the...more

Embracing legal tech: A game-changer for IPO success

This tech-driven approach is not just an option; it's a necessity. Michael Bloch, Partner at A&O, explains, "IPOs are incredibly complex, but we are exploring ways to make them less painful for everyone involved through the...more

Equity Capital Markets in 2023: A year to be flexible, ready and creative

In 2022, Allen & Overy’s Equity Capital Markets practice was again involved in many high profile and significant ECM transactions around the world. Our standing in the market, and our role in the successes of our clients,...more

Equity capital markets in 2022: Europe cools, the Middle East heats up. What next?

Allen & Overy’s ECM practice has been actively involved in a number of high profile and significant ECM transactions which have come to market in the first half of 2022, despite more challenging equity market conditions...more

8/1/2022  /  Capital Markets , EMEA , Investors

What is driving record levels of fundraising by technology companies?

Technology and life sciences companies overwhelmingly dominated fundraising markets in 2021, beating all previous records for amounts raised....more

FCA reforms UK listing regime to seek to attract dual-class share structures to London

The overhaul of the UK listing regime recommended in Lord Hill’s Review of the Listing Regime and Ron Kalifa’s Review of UK Fintech aims to attract the most innovative and successful tech companies to London and create a...more

UK SPACs - FCA relaxes rules including presumption of suspension on announcement of business combination

With effect from 10 August 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority is implementing its Listing Rule changes and guidance for UK Special Purpose Acquisition Companies....more

UK Regulation post-Brexit - Adjusting to the landscape for UK equity capital market participants

With the EU and the UK having reached a free trade agreement which sets out a framework for the substantial agreements to be put in place to govern their future relationship and the UK having left the single market and the...more

Equity capital markets applying the lessons of 2019 to navigate the challenges of 2020

2019 was a challenging year for equity capital markets. Proceeds from IPOs fell by over 25% in the UK, and by more than 30% across Europe. A number of political and economic factors, which contributed to pricing uncertainty...more

Finding liquidity in late stage private markets

The environment for growth companies is changing. For a start, 2016 has seen a marked slowdown in the number of IPOs that have come to the market globally. ?Conditions including the European referendum, U.S. presidential...more

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