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In response to growing concerns over regulatory complexity and business competitiveness, the EU adopted the “Stop-the-Clock” directive in April 2025, delaying key sustainability reporting and due diligence obligations under...more
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This practical note was originally published by Practical Law Capital Markets. A practice note setting out top tips from German counsel for doing capital markets deals in Germany. It highlights issues of which lawyers from...more
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published a report on the implementation and functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation on 31 March 2025. The purpose of the report is to assess the extent to...more
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The Council of the EU has announced that it has agreed its position on the "stop-the-clock" mechanism to postpone the dates of application of certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements, as well...more
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In its meeting of March 20, 2025, the European Council expressed its support of the so-called Omnibus Package proposed by the European Commission on February 26, 2025. The Omnibus Package includes significant changes to EU...more
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On March 12, 2025, the SEC published a No-Action Letter clarifying accredited investor verification requirements under Rule 506(c)....more
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The first EU country to transpose the CSRD has proposed a course correction to reduce the regulatory burden on in-scope and medium-sized companies....more