We set out below a number of interesting English and European court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This review looks at these developments and gives practical...more
Long-term consumer behavior triggered by the pandemic continues to catalyze deal activity -
While initially hit hard by the 2020 outbreak of the COVID pandemic, global retail M&A rallied throughout 2021 and the start of...more
5/11/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Consumers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Food Marketing ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Luxury Goods ,
Mergers ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
Companies across the globe are turning to M&A to fulfill their ESG ambitions while investors seek the steep returns on offer -
As businesses race to catch up with the global ESG (environmental, social, and governance)...more
2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more
1/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK
Favorable valuations are fueling opportunistic purchases by overseas bidders-
Spiraling COVID rates, supply chain issues and food and fuel shortages have all hit the headlines in the months since the end of the Brexit...more
11/17/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Bids ,
Buyers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Financing ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Sellers ,
Supply Chain ,
Takeovers ,
UK
On 11 November 2020, the government announced the details of its proposals for national security-based review of investments in the UK, in the form of the National Security and Investment Bill ("NSIB").
Protectionism is a...more