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UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements - 2024 Update

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The Government’s recently published Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR): Implementation Update 2024 outlines the timeframes and next steps for each of the core elements of SDR, first proposed in 2021 to provide a...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

WBD Energy Survey and the Innovation Interchange: The Energy Transition for Non-Energy Companies

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Energy is the cornerstone of our society and its availability, or lack thereof, touches every corner of our lives and impacts every business, regardless of sector. The availability of affordable energy on-demand is essential...more

Dechert LLP

Countdown to MiCA: The EU’s cryptoassets regulation

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On 30 June 2022, the European Council (Council) and the European Parliament (Parliament), announced that they had reached a provisional agreement on the proposal for regulation on markets in cryptoassets (MiCA), which covers...more

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Crypto Companies, Investors Await Looming Regulations and Litigation Resolutions

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A staggering decline in value is not the only recent source of significant concern for cryptocurrency companies. In remarks made at the annual meeting of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) earlier this month,...more

Proskauer - Health Care Law Brief

The State of the Fertility Industry

As demand, coverage and investment are all on the rise and transactions proliferate, we explore certain attributes of the fertility services industry. Driving Factors In 2019, there were 58.3 births for every 1,000 women ages...more

Jones Day

Taiwan Offshore Wind Farm Projects: Updates to Guide Investors and Financiers through the Legal and Regulatory Framework

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In recent years, the Taiwanese Government set aggressive renewable energy targets, with a particular focus on the development of its offshore wind power capabilities. This exciting new market presents great opportunities for...more

Burr & Forman

Department of Treasury Releases Proposed Regulations Offering Pandemic Relief to Qualified Opportunity Zone Businesses

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On April 14, 2021, the Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) released proposed regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”) that, if adopted, would allow flexibility for qualified opportunity zone businesses (“QOZBs”) to revise or...more

Hogan Lovells

Industrial policy strikes again: Germany announces further tightening of Foreign Investment Control rules

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For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control,...more

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IOSCO issues report on regulating cryptoasset trading platforms

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IOSCO has published its final report on the issues, risks and regulatory considerations associated with CTPs, which includes key considerations to help regulatory authorities address those issues. ...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Report on 2019 SEC Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation Released

The Securities and Exchange Commission released the report from the August 2019 Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation. The Annual Forum provides an opportunity for market participants to meet and...more

A&O Shearman

Understanding The Key Government Institutions And Ministries In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

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As a result of the new economic realities brought about by reduced global oil prices and the resultant reduction in the oil export revenues of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for so long the country’s economic lifeblood, there...more

Hogan Lovells

China allows foreign-invested enterprises to make equity investments within China from the capital account: liberalization of the...

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Ever since China began opening up to the outside world, the right of foreign-invested enterprises ("FIEs") to make equity investments within the People's Republic of China (which for these purposes refers to Mainland China...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Acquiring a Life Insurer — Things You Need to Know Now

With M&A activity for life insurers or blocks of in-force business poised for a possible spike, acquirers of life businesses should consider factors that are peculiar to, or disproportionately affect, the life and annuity...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

SEC Concept Release Could Yield New Retail Product Opportunities for Private Fund Managers

On June 18, 2019, the SEC issued a concept release requesting comments on, among other things, whether to liberalize the definition of “Accredited Investor” under Regulation D to cover a broader group of investors, including...more

The Volkov Law Group

2019 Cryptocurrency Regulations – A Primer and What to Expect Throughout the Year

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You’ve heard this before, but it still holds true – cryptocurrency regulations are coming. Everyone knows they’re inevitable, and there has been some trepidation amongst investors that regulations will disrupt innovation and...more

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FINRA, Following the SEC, Prioritizes Supervision of Digital Assets in 2019 “Priorities Letter”

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On January 22, 2019 FINRA, the self-regulatory organization for U.S. broker-dealers, released its “Risk Monitoring and Examination Priorities Letter” for 2019. A number of of FINRA’s hot topics for 2019 should be of interest...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Fintech Trends to Watch

CBInsights recently held a webcast that offered a recap of 2018 events affecting the fintech sector. Global fintech investment reached a record at $39 billion in 2018. Venture-backed fintech deals declined in the fourth...more

Hogan Lovells

Investment Outlook 2019 Report: Economic trends and corporate transactions in the GCC

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On the surface, 2018 looked like a good year for the Gulf region. The oil price averaged over US$70/barrel for the year, compared to an average of US$50 for the previous three years. Combined with increased production, that...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Looking Ahead in 2019: Chinese Investments in Europe – 10 Tips for a Successful and Smooth Investment

In today’s evolving global investment climate, it is no secret that Chinese companies are increasingly seeking investment opportunities in Europe. At the same time, however, the European regulatory landscape is rapidly...more

Carlton Fields

Legal Due Diligence in Foreign Jurisdictions

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Prior to acquiring an equity interest in a foreign company, U.S. investors tend to feel insecure when determining the scope of the legal due diligence process to be conducted. ...more

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Regulatory Insights for Life Sciences and Health Care Investments: Data Privacy and Cybersecurity

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Investing in the life sciences industry without an understanding of the key regulatory factors that could determine a product’s success or failure could cost you millions of dollars....more

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Global M&A Trends that Could Propel the Robust M&A Market through 2019

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At a recent media roundtable in New York, partners from Hogan Lovells’ global M&A and Regulatory practices outlined trends that could propel the healthy deal environment forward through 2019....more

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Italian insurance legal framework: latest news for insurers and distributors

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Postponement of IDD implementing provisions - On 14 February the EU Council agreed the text of the proposed Directive to postpone the deadline for the transposition into Member States of Directive 2016/97 on insurance...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

The Opportunities and Challenges of Freestanding Emergency Departments

Following our blog post regarding the retail clinic movement, “Patient Check-Ups Before Checking Out: Partnering to Bring Health Care into the ‘One-Stop Shopping’ Sector” (April 19, 2017), we continue our examination of...more

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