Navigating the Impact of Counterparty Insolvency and Negative Market Conditions in the Crypto Space
In the latest issue of Dechert’s international capital markets team’s “In Conversation With…” series, partner Jennifer Rees and associate Nick Quarrie sit down with Arnaud Delestienne and Chiara Caprioli, director of...more
The Annual Report season will soon be upon us, and it is important to assess a company's risk factors at the outset and whether recent developments, including those relating to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and public health...more
Increased energy demand as economies moved out of COVID-19 restrictions through 2021 helped oil & gas M&A continue its recovery in H2. Deal values jumped by 24 percent year-on-year to US$102.7 billion in 2021, while the...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Financial advisers turn to M&A to deliver additional bandwidth, capability and resources to ride the post-lockdown M&A...more
Economic turmoil as a result of political instability and from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, together with unallocated capital and low interest rates, means that non-core, but potentially profitable, operations or...more
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has reinforced its expectations on market conduct during the COVID-19 pandemic, recognising that the opportunities for market abuse are amplified in the current climate. ...more
In an effort to keep up with the monitoring of, and response to, the effects and evolving dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic, on April 24, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the formation of an...more
A number of regulators across the globe have responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Other regulators (including the UK) say that there is no evidence to...more
The current bear market began only a month ago and the securities plaintiffs’ bar wasted no time bringing its first set of actions. The stock market decline caused by COVID-19 has led to economic conditions this country has...more
On 9 April 2020, the CSSF published a press release relating to the launch of a weekly questionnaire to be completed by investment fund managers (IFMs). The rationale behind this new questionnaire is to gather data in...more
As state and local governments confront the financial and operating strains imposed by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, investors in the debt obligations of such governmental entities (referred to as municipal issuers) are...more
Dividend Timetable Revisions - On 25 March 2020, the LSE published Market Notice N07/20 which provides issuers with guidance in relation to payment dates under the 2020 Dividend Procedure timetable. This was in response to...more
The outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV ("Coronavirus") is an extraordinary challenge for many transactions involving Chinese companies. In this section, we analyse its impact on certain key aspects of mergers and...more
On 31 January 2020, the World Health Organization has announced the outbreak of novel coronavirus (2019-nCov), sourced from Wuhan, as a Public Health Emergency of Concern. The impact of the coronavirus outbreak, social...more