We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
9/6/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
Warranties
Strategic carve-outs continue to present a strong business case, as companies shed non-core assets and position themselves for growth -
Carve-outs remain a popular route to growth, with many European businesses...more
9/27/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Buyouts ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Debt Financing ,
EMEA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Green Deal ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Net Zero ,
UK
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech -
Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more
9/25/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Venture Capital
We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. This Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
The Pre-Emption Group issued new guidelines in November 2022. The guidelines have increased the threshold for which companies may disapply pre-emption rights to 20% and have added a new flexibility whereby companies may...more
We set out below a number of interesting English 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 guidance on...more
1/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Contractual Liability Exclusions ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Creditors ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Mergers ,
Shareholders ,
UK
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Fintech -
Europe has bucked the global trend of tightening private capital purse strings. While successful funding rounds rage on, fintechs with...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
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020.
British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more
2/22/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Banking Sector ,
Equity Investors ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Sponsors ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Unicorns ,
Venture Funding
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 -
H1 2019 has seen European fintech M&A hit new heights. Fintechs have enjoyed funding support from established financial institutions,...more
7/5/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Digital Ledger Technology ,
Equity Financing ,
EU ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Innovative Technology ,
Investment Funds ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
RegTech ,
Startups ,
UK ,
Venture Funding