Stapled W&I policies and synthetic policies will likely be increasingly common features of E&I transactions, although their feasibility should be assessed case by case.
Warranty and indemnity insurance (W&I) is a...more
11/28/2023
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Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Infrastructure ,
Insurance Industry ,
Mergers ,
OECD ,
Private Equity ,
Representations and Warranties Insurance ,
UK
EU Court Ruled on FDI Screening Limits - Implications for Investors -
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s first decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening limits the scope of the EU FDI Screening...more
10/26/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Batteries ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Data Centers ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Hungary ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Investors ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
No-Poaching ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Renewable Energy ,
Restrictive Covenants
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
5/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Business Valuations ,
Contract Terms ,
De-Risking ,
Early Stage Companies ,
Earn-Outs ,
EBITDA ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Life Sciences ,
Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
Valuation
With the recent UK “Green Day” announcements confirming the government’s support for CCUS, interest in UK CCUS projects is expected to continue to grow. While there are significant opportunities for investors, careful...more
The UK government has unveiled a number of measures with the overall purpose of reaching net zero by 2050 and meeting the UK’s climate targets.
On 30 March 2023, on what has been called the UK’s “green day”, the UK...more
3/31/2023
/ Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Federal Funding ,
Green Finance ,
Green Initiatives ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Net Zero ,
Nuclear Power ,
Public Policy ,
Renewable Energy ,
UK
The strategy sets out plans to reduce emissions from key sectors of the UK economy to ensure that the UK remains on track for net zero by 2050.
On 19 October 2021, the UK government published its climate change strategy,...more
10/25/2021
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fuel Supply ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Natural Resources ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Real Estate Development ,
Transportation Industry ,
UK
Drawing on Latham’s Sixth Private M&A Market Study, we explore trends and developments in consideration mechanics and deal conditionality.
Uncertainty has been a significant market factor in 2019....more
As sustainability has moved up the agenda across the globe, politicians, investors, corporates, and multinational funding bodies have taken note. In the public sector, governments and intergovernmental organisations have...more
7/2/2018
/ Africa ,
Clean Energy ,
Electricity ,
Energy Projects ,
Energy Sector ,
Hydropower ,
Oil & Gas ,
One Belt One Road (OBOR) ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Power Purchase Agreements ,
Project Finance ,
Renewable Energy ,
South Africa ,
Wind Power
Changes will align the UK’s policy framework for ownership and control of critical infrastructure with other major economies.
On 15 September 2016, the UK Government announced its delayed approval of the proposed...more
For many years, US and UK M&A practices have differed in their use of material adverse change clauses (MACs) in sale and purchase documents. Common, even ubiquitous in the US, these clauses, which permit a buyer to refuse to...more
Sustained investment in offshore platforms and production installations has been critical in securing the UK’s energy supply. Despite ongoing oil price volatility, in 2016 and 2017 £3-4 billion of capital per year is...more
Prior to the recent collapse in oil values, prices existed at over $100 a barrel for over three years. It made the economics of oil exploration, production and sale comparatively straightforward, but embedded costs into the...more
The prolonged turbulence in oil prices has brought cost reduction programmes, the shelving of projects, and insolvencies in the oil field services (OFS) and exploration and production (E&P) sectors — and has presented a once...more