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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - April 2025

On 14 March 2025, the FCA published Primary Market Bulletin 54, which raised concerns around the leaking of inside information by individuals at a company or by its advisers on live M&A transactions. The FCA specifically...more

Beyond the Valuation Gap - Flexing Earnouts in the Current M&A Environment

Increased use of earnouts is likely to facilitate M&A deals across sectors in Europe. Earnouts are increasingly common in European M&A. The growing prevalence of this contractual provision — in which additional...more

Avoiding Buyer’s Remorse in M&A Deals

Changing market dynamics have led buyers to assess available options to address post-closing target company issues. Amid the buoyant market of 2021 and early 2022, compressed deal timelines and frenzied competition...more

No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for Private Equity?

Buyout firms and portfolio companies should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers, both in the US and in Europe. No-poach and wage-fixing agreements — arrangements between...more

New Challenges for Transitional Services Agreements in Financial Services M&A

Subcontractors, security, and audit and termination rights will require special consideration under forthcoming EBA outsourcing guidelines. Recent growth in divestiture and carve-out deals in the M&A landscape, including...more

Protect Your Antitrust Privilege — Why M&A Dealmakers Must Take a Strategic Approach to Privilege

Companies must mitigate risks to antitrust privilege posed by cross-border megadeals and increased regulatory demand for documentation. A strong M&A market has driven a high volume of megadeals across the globe in recent...more

Baking the Books — Recent Instances of Fraud Highlight the Need for Vigilance in M&A Deals

Buyers’ best defence against M&A fraud requires rigorous, pre-closing due diligence — when fraud is suspected, deal teams should seek legal advice and proceed with caution. Recent high-profile fraud cases gravely...more

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