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UK Corporate Briefing - June 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Recent Developments for UK PLCs - May 2024 Edition

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On 10 April 2024, the FCA published its consultation paper (CP24/7) on payment optionality for investment research. This followed the Investment Research Review’s report from summer 2023, which recommended that the FCA should...more

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UK Corporate Briefing - May 2024

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about....more

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Panel Proposes Narrowing The Scope Of Companies Subject To The Code

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On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel published PCP 2024/1 ("PCP 2024/1"), in which it is consulting on a significant narrowing of the types of companies that will be subject to the Takeover Code (the “Code”) - i.e., as...more

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Takeover Panel Consultation on the Application of the Takeover Code

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A new Takeover Panel consultation proposes to narrow the scope of the companies subject to the Takeover Code (the “Code”). ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Gray Zone: When a UK-Incorporated Company Is Protected by Neither the UK Takeover Code nor US Law

Key Points - U.K.-incorporated companies may assume that they are protected by the - Takeover Code’s rules on bids and other changes of control, but that is not always true if they are listed in the U.S. - Whether...more

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Corporate Briefing - November 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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The Takeover Panel Publishes Changes to Rule 21 (Restrictions on Frustrating Action)

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Following on from its earlier consultation, the Code Committee of the Takeover Panel has published its amendments to Rule 21 of the Code which take effect on 11 December 2023 and apply to on-going transactions which straddle...more

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Benefits of Jersey companies for UK & US listings

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Recent weeks and months have seen regular coverage on the growing trend of large UK based companies exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq at the expense of the London Stock...more

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Amendments to the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks

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In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more

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Jersey Companies for UK & US listings

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Recent weeks and months have seen regular coverage on the growing trend of large UK based companies exploring listings on US stock exchanges such as New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq at the expense of the London Stock...more

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Consultation Paper on the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's Proposed Amendments to the Takeovers Codes

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In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-Backs of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more

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The Panel takes a look at Frustrating Action

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On 15 May 2023, the UK Takeover Panel published a public consultation on proposed changes to the Takeover Code's Rule 21.1 (which prevents a target under offer (or where an offer is imminent) from taking action that may lead...more

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Corporate Briefing - May 2023

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue, we discuss...more

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Recent Developments for UK PLCs - May Edition

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This edition covers the FCA’s priorities for the next 12 months, the ICGN statement on post-pandemic AGM practices, Takeover Code changes affecting competitive bids, and a proposed new corporate “failure to prevent fraud”...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FCA Updates the Listing Rules – Out With the Old, in With the New

On 2 December 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") announced some material changes to the Listing Rules in its policy statement PS21/22; these are summarised below. The FCA has sought to strike a balance between...more

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UK Public Markets Snapshot – July 2021

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In our first UK Public Markets Snapshot, we cover the key market trends in the first half of 2021, and share our predictions for H2. The UK and international M&A markets are booming, with a wave of takeover offers, including...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - April 2021

This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX), and their advisers. In particular,...more

Dechert LLP

The Takeover Panel Publishes Response Statement on Conditions to Offers and the Offer Timetable

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On 31 March 2021 the Takeover Panel (the Panel) published its Response Statement (RS 2020/1) setting out significant changes to the Takeover Code (the Code) in relation to conditions to offers and the offer timetable....more

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Takeover Panel response - conditions to offers and the offer timetable

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Last year the Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) published a consultation paper proposing a number of amendments to (i) simplify the offer timetable under the Code (ii) provide certainty that once a firm offer has been announced it...more

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Overhaul Proposed to UK Takeover Code: Offer Timetable and Offer Conditions

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On October 27, 2020 the U.K. Takeover Panel (the “Panel”) published a consultation (the “Consultation”) on a series of significant changes to the treatment of conditions (and pre-conditions) to offers and the timetable which...more

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Takeover Panel consultation – conditions to offers and the offer timetable

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This consultation paper proposes a number of amendments to (i) simplify the offer timetable under the Code (ii) provide certainty that once a firm offer has been announced it will not lapse or be withdrawn without good reason...more

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5 things you need to know about… proposed Takeover Code changes

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One The Takeover Panel has announced today proposals to make substantial changes to the UK Takeover Code. These are the most significant changes to the Code since the September 2011 amendments in the wake of the...more

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Public to Private Deals: A Growing Trend for Private Equity

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Public to private deals (P2Ps) have remained a strong feature of the UK private equity deal market in 2018, with five take-private bids reaching an enterprise value of more than £1 billion already this year. Large P2Ps have...more

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Global Private Equity Newsletter - Winter/Spring 2018 Edition: How Should US Sellers and Buyers of Businesses View European...

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As M&A practitioners who do deals in Europe as well as in the U.S. know, the certainty of banking commitments is stronger as a rule in Europe than in the U.S. So much so that, given the choice, it can be a factor in the...more

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