The following is a brief update on significant changes to the United Kingdom’s securitisation framework following publication of the final revised securitisation rules by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the...more
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES FINAL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION ON PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIES REGULATION -
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its final regulation for...more
11/22/2023
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European Merger Control Regulation ,
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Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform
ESG is understood to be an acronym for “environmental, social and governance,” but the term can be challenging because it’s used to describe similar but distinct communities of practice, including corporate social...more
5/24/2023
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Regulatory Oversight ,
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Sustainability ,
United Nations
INTRODUCTION TO US TAXATION OF NFTS -
Despite Non Fungible Token (NFT) sales hitting nearly US$21 billion by the end of 2021, making NFTs almost as valuable as the global art market, they are currently completely ignored...more
5/5/2022
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Germany ,
GILTI tax ,
Global Market ,
Income Taxes ,
International Tax Issues ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Pay-for-Performance ,
Remote Working ,
Sellers ,
Trustees ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Withholding Tax
Please join us for the latest webinar in our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) webinar series. A distinguished panel will discuss impact finance. McDermott Partner Ranajoy Basu will lead a discussion with Education...more
On 12 October 2021, the European Commission (EC) issued its first-ever NextGenerationEU green bond, raising a total of €12 billion that will be used exclusively to fund green and sustainable investments across the EU. More...more
11/9/2021
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Next Generation ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
US RENEWABLES: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES PERSIST IN UNCONVENTIONAL PLACE -
Apart from a few challenges, the sellers’ market in renewable energy is accelerating under the Biden administration, leading international investors...more
10/5/2021
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Hydrocarbons ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
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Investment ,
Investors ,
Petrochemicals ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sanctions ,
Sellers ,
UK
During the pandemic, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has scaled up to keep refugees and internally displaced people safe across the globe. The Head of the Legal Affairs Service at UNHCR, Lance Bartholomeusz, explains how...more
The World Bank is providing more than $4 billion to purchase and deploy COVID-19 vaccines in 51 developing countries.?In our latest Leaders Moving Business Forward video, the World Bank's Shirmila Ramasamy discusses...more
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is a public/private global health partnership to increase access to vaccines in poor countries. In our latest Leaders Moving Business Forward video, McDermott’s Ranajoy Basu interviews Gavi General...more
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry -
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more
5/5/2021
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Employer Mandates ,
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Germany ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Vaccinations
While the basic investment infrastructure needs to be developed, impact investment is becoming a stable and sustainable alternative for institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. Private Equity funding is well...more
3/12/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Global Health Issues ,
Healthcare ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
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Loan Guaranties ,
Pooling Agreement ,
Private Equity ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
India, one of the world’s largest economies, remains an attractive market for foreign direct investment (FDI). Since 1991, the Indian FDI legal and regulatory framework has seen continuous reforms. Foreign investors can...more
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to disrupt communities and businesses around the world. This unprecedented crisis has also focused major scrutiny on force majeure (FM) clauses in contracts, as parties struggle...more
Tax Reliefs for Impact Investing in the United Kingdom: What You Should Know -
The United Kingdom, like other markets, has seen rapid growth in the popularity of “impact investing,” where the investor’s intention is to...more
McDermott Will & Emery, in collaboration with BlackRock and Carbon Cap, is pleased to invite you to an interactive, in-depth webinar, focusing on climate change and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment...more
During these unprecedented times, many funds seek opportunities to deploy capital, with a particular focus on the “special situations” space. A certain amount of heightened risk (or risk perception) in this economic climate...more