We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
9/6/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
Warranties
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
This briefing is the sixth in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks the...more
1/15/2024
/ Board of Directors ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
UK
Planning for the 2024 annual reporting season is underway. We summarise the key legislative changes affecting London-listed companies for the upcoming season along with best practice recommendations....more
11/1/2023
/ Annual Reports ,
Board of Directors ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Greenwashing ,
Policy Statement ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Remuneration ,
UK
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
The UK M&A market had a mixed start to the year, with deal activity showing strength but with values shifting to the smaller side. There were 483 transactions in Q1 2023, up 13% on the previous quarter and remaining well...more
In recent years "overboarding" has become an important issue for many UK companies and investors alike. Several large asset managers as well as proxy advisors, including Vanguard, BlackRock, and LGIM, have tightened their...more
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance on...more
1/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Contractual Liability Exclusions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Creditors ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
We set out below a number of interesting English and European court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical...more
2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more
1/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK
M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices -
Dealmaking in Western Europe reached a post-crisis record in the third quarter of the year as dealmaker confidence...more
11/9/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bids ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK
Although acquisition activity in the European leveraged finance market has been on an upward trajectory since 2012, 2018 saw a substantial increase in buyout activity, which reached €57.6 billion in total, marking a return to...more
6/12/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Leveraged Buyout ,
Leveraged Finance ,
Mergers ,
p2p ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Syndication ,
Takeover Bids ,
UK
We set out in the attached Newsletter a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place in the second half of 2018 and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these...more
1/11/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
AIM ,
Appeals ,
Arms Length Transactions ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Censures ,
Civil Conspiracy ,
Consideration ,
Contract Drafting ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Fines ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Majority Shareholders ,
Mergers ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Misrepresentation ,
Non-Reliance Clauses ,
Parent Corporation ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reasonableness Factors ,
Right of First Refusal ,
Scheme of Arrangement ,
Shareholders' Agreements ,
Subsidiaries ,
UK ,
UK Companies Acts ,
Unfair Prejudice