Participating in the resolution of failing banks in the U.S. has presented a frustrating paradox for private equity and other nonbank corporate investors: attractive targets, but limited ability to act. The Federal Deposit…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
Sens. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) reportedly reached a compromise aimed at resolving a standoff between the crypto industry and banking groups over whether digital asset exchanges should be permitted to pay…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In a key test case on the relevance of tax losses (and more broadly, HMRC) under Part 26A of the Companies Act 2006, Mr Justice Michael Green in the High Court has sanctioned the second restructuring plan (RP2) of Waldorf…
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/ Bankruptcy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
Brazilian and other multinational companies with operations in Latin America can no longer be focused exclusively on exposure to Mexican cartels when considering the risks associated with foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs)…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its anticipated proposed rule to allow U.S. public companies to elect to drop their Q1 and Q3 quarterly reports.
This prompted a number of dramatic…
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/ Securities Law
On April 29, in a remarkable escalation in the United States’ war against drug cartels, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the sitting governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, along with other current and former…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
In a move that signals a fundamental change in the U.S. regulatory and enforcement risk calculus for multinational companies and financial institutions that operate in or facilitate transactions with the Cuban economy, the Trump…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On April 22, the U.S. House of Representatives released draft legislation that would create a nationwide U.S. privacy law — the House’s third attempt since 2022. While the proposed bills would establish a uniform national…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 30 April 2026, the European Commission (the Commission) published its long-awaited draft merger guidelines (the draft Guidelines), which are open for public consultation until 26 June 2026. Once formally adopted, the draft…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
The influence of private equity (PE) in healthcare continues to draw heightened scrutiny at the state level. As highlighted in our prior client alert, several states (for example, New York and California in 2023) have proposed…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions
FCA Consults on Changes to IPO Research Rules -
On 27 April, the FCA published Consultation Paper CP26/14 (CP 26/14) regarding proposed changes to research analyst information flows on UK equity IPOs on the London Stock…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Officials convened at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas last week to outline the current administration’s approach to digital asset policy. SEC Chairman Paul Atkins and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig delivered back-to-back…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On 14 and 15 April, the French Parliament adopted a new law introducing a long-awaited reform that increases the French merger control notification thresholds that trigger mandatory filings to the French Competition Authority…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On April 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly issued proposed amendments to Form PF (Proposed Amendments), the nonpublic filing required of certain…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Companies are increasingly turning to AI to support or run their customer service operations and potentially opening the door to significant legal risks. Few states have AI-specific laws on the books but regulators and…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
