A recent circular issued by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has created a pathway to listing closed-ended alternative asset funds in Hong Kong, generating interest among both local private market…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On 10 June 2025, ASIC announced two initiatives as part of a two-year trial designed to shorten the IPO process: ASIC will informally review pathfinder disclosure documents on a confidential basis two weeks prior to public…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The UPC has a Court of First Instance (divided into local, regional and central divisions) and a Court of Appeal (Luxembourg). Cases can commence in any one of these divisions according to the subject matter and the prescribed…
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/ Intellectual Property
In May 2025, there were eleven Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and ten further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: Recommended cash offer by Tristan Capital Partners for…
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/ Business Organizations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The Basel Accords have, over time, shaped the development of the financial markets as different products become more or less attractive for banks to offer and businesses to take up on a risk-adjusted return basis. After the…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Securities Law
We have seen a marked increase in the volume of structured finance transactions involving lifetime mortgage products in recent years (both funding transactions and the sale and purchase of lifetime mortgage books through…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Securities Law
The UK Securitisation Framework came into force on 1 November 2024 and revoked the previous EU legislation that had been retained under UK law ("Previous UK SR"). The new regime represents a significant shift in the way that…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
As a further development of President Trump’s January 2025 executive order directing federal agencies to enhance the vetting of foreign nationals seeking entry into the United States, his administration issued a Proclamation on…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
On 28 June 2025, businesses will be required to comply with accessibility requirements applicable across the European Union (EU) for a broad range of products and services. These obligations stem from Directive (EU) 2019/882 on…
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/ Civil Rights, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the rapidly expanding and evolving digital economy, tokenisation is primed to transform how we interact with assets. By creating digital representations of real-world assets on a distributed ledger, tokenisation promises to…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Despite recent macroeconomic uncertainty, with regards to investment, development, and optimism for the future, New York City is in a stronger position than many seem to believe. This was the key takeaway from 'Rethinking Real…
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/ Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
We have published a client guide to legal professional privilege under English law. This guide comprises: A decision tree: intended as a quick reference to help determine which documents can legitimately be withheld on grounds…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services
The graphic below tracks the number of competition class actions (CPO applications) filed at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) since the introduction of a new 'opt-out' regime in the UK in October 2015, as well as the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure
Debtors and creditors have options when choosing where to pursue a restructuring – particularly with operations across jurisdictions and debt instruments issued under different laws. Local knowledge is key to navigate those…
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/ Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
In Kousisis v. United States, 605 U.S. ___ (2025), the Supreme Court resolved a Circuit split addressing the scope of the federal wire fraud statute, 18 U.S.C. § 1343. Without dissent, the Court held that the government did not…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Government Contracting
