On 22 February 2022, the UK Government-backed, independent, voluntary and business-led FTSE Women Leaders Review (the “FTSE Women Leaders Review”) published its first report aimed at achieving gender balance across FTSE 350...more
On 20 April 2022, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published its final policy statement PS22/3 ‘Diversity and inclusion on company boards and executive committees’. The policy statement outlines the feedback the...more
In the first issue of Dechert’s International Capital Markets Team’s “In Conversation With...” series, associates Amy Rees and Nick Quarrie sit down with Shrey Kohli, Director of Fixed Income and Funds at the London Stock...more
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On 30 April 2021, the FCA consulted on proposals to change the UK Listing Rules to remove the presumption that the listing of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) be suspended when it identifies a potential...more
On 19 August 2021, the Regulatory Horizons Council (the “RHC”) published a report setting out recommendations for reforming the regulation of medical devices in the UK (the “Report”). The RHC is an independent expert...more
On 30 April 2021, the FCA consulted on proposals to change the UK Listing Rules to remove the presumption that the listing of a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (“SPAC”) be suspended when it identifies a potential...more
Introduction - The need for one set of clear environmental, social and governance guidelines is an issue of increasing importance for UK and European capital market participants. For issuers, the ability to demonstrate...more
Following on from the recent Hill Review of the UK Listing Rules and its recommendations, we reported on the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) response and how the proposed changes might affect the SPAC market. On 19...more
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, commonly known as ‘SPACs’ or ‘blank check companies’, have recently seen a huge uplift in investor appetite with little sign of this trend abating any time soon. Understandably, SPACs...more
With effect from 1 January 2021, and following the end of the Brexit transition period, sovereigns, local and regional authorities and central banks of any country can benefit from newly-expanded exemptions to the UK...more
On 3 March 2021, Lord Hill published his recommendations from the UK Listing Review (the "Review"). The Review was launched by the Chancellor in November 2020 to further enhance the UK’s position as an international...more