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
4/2/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Board of Directors ,
Confidential Information ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Governance ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
FTSE ,
Insider Trading ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Target Company ,
UK
The UK market continues to prove a fertile hunting ground for shareholder activism, with US-based investors spearheading a significant proportion of public campaigns during 2023. These seasoned investors with a track record...more
1/12/2024
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Best Practices ,
Corporate Governance ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Public Limited Companies (PLC) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Strategic Planning ,
Target Company ,
UK
On 16 October 2023, Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive of the FCA, delivered a speech at the City Dinner at Mansion House which describes the FCA’s work in supporting international competitiveness and growth. Amongst other things,...more
11/2/2023
/ Climate Change ,
Consultation ,
Corporate Governance ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Green Finance ,
Listing Standards ,
Net Zero ,
New Guidance ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Takeover Bids ,
Takeovers ,
Target Company ,
UK
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
5/12/2023
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Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Financial Statements ,
Fraud ,
Indemnity Insurance ,
Insurance Claims ,
Mergers ,
Post-Closing Rights ,
Risk Assessment ,
Target Company ,
Warranty Insurance
M&A deal teams face complicated legal issues amidst rapidly changing global sanctions and guidance.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created new headwinds for M&A dealmakers, as a complicated matrix of sanctions and...more
9/14/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Mergers ,
Risk Assessment ,
Russia ,
Target Company ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK ,
Ukraine
Private equity’s growing appetite for UK-listed targets comes with the need for Takeover Code-savvy dealmakers.
Amid stiff competition for attractive private targets, PE firms are competing more regularly against...more
Adherence to secrecy, pre-announcement preparations, realistic expectations-setting, and strategic plans for taking control are keys to P2P deal success.
The deal market has seen a resurgence in public to private (P2P)...more