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Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 5: The Matching Adjustment

1. Background to the Matching Adjustment - “Where insurance and reinsurance undertakings hold bonds or other assets with similar cash flow characteristics to maturity, they are not exposed to the risk of changing spreads...more

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Sector trends - September 2023: Asset/Wealth Management

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Asset/Wealth Management - Sub-sector M&A activity levels soar—market moving deals across wealth management, financial planning, fund management, debt...more

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The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

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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

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Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

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Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited – Sale to HSBC UK Regulatory Considerations

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On Monday March 13, 2023, the Bank of England announced that Silicon Valley Bank UK Limited has been sold to HSBC UK Bank Plc. The situation remains fluid, and the following Q&A reflects our understanding as of Monday...more

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Sector trends - July 2022: Brokers/Corporate Finance

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Brokers/Corporate Finance - Marginal improvement in investor sentiment for high-quality brokers, particularly across online brokerage, crypto trading...more

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Sector trends - July 2022: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending - Marginal uptick in M&A levels in the past 12 months, with property, automotive and revenue-based finance...more

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Sector trends - July 2022: Consumer Finance

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BNPL steals the show—20 successful European BNPL provider funding rounds in the past 12 months, covering the full spectrum from Seed through to late-stage.     New entrants and disruptors across Europe are likely to...more

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Sector trends - July 2022: Payments

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Payments - Investor appetite is at an all-time high—while VC investors back growing service providers, PE investors supercharge IPO glide paths and...more

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Buoyant capital markets help fuel dealmaking

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Most of 2021 was characterized by free-flowing capital, as government aid propped up economies in response to COVID-19. Low interest rates and other central bank stimulus measures contributed to an environment that helped see...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Consumer Finance

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Hyper-specialisation of the European consumer finance market continues, with POS, entrepreneur, freelancer, migrant and payroll...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Stock Exchanges/Trading Venues

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/trading venues — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Global FMI juggernauts snatch up fund platforms, trading venues and data analytics providers, under the...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Payments

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove e-commerce to levels never seen before—payment rail, service and solution providers responded with an...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Asset/Wealth Management

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Market consolidation continues at a feverish pace. The UK tops the leader board, notching up 17 noteworthy deals in H1...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - July 2020: Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending

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Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Specialty finance/marketplace Lending — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020 Panacea or plague—-what will the true impact of accreditation for government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Consumer Finance

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 - Financial sponsors see opportunities to back new entrants targeting under-serviced customer segments, including gig economy...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Unicorns trail-blaze the London financial services landscape

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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

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Corporate Governance And Securities Law Update: Latin America Edition

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Below is a summary of the main developments in US and EU corporate governance and securities law and certain financial markets regulation developments since our last update in April 2019. ...more

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Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Specialty finance/Marketplace lending

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019. CURRENT MARKET - Upward, marginal. WE ARE SEEING: - Market consolidation across product lines -...more

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Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Stampede of the unicorns

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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

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Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Consolidation continues at pace—mega-mergers on the horizon

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The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - January 2019: The face of consumer finance is changing

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Consumer finance:* Credit cards/Consumer credit - Deal activity involving credit card businesses blooms—trade consolidators, financial sponsors and big banks see opportunities - Buyers scrutinise historic compliance...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - January 2019: Smaller and mediumsized asset/wealth managers consolidate at a feverish...

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Smaller and medium-sized managers are seeking scale to compete with "the trillionaires", who have enjoyed the lion's share of business inflows in 2018. Industry-wide margin squeeze, fierce market competition, eager buyers and...more

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Regulation Round Up - December 2018

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3 December - The European Central Bank ("ECB") published a document setting out its cyber resilient oversign expectations for financial market infrastructures. 4 December - On 4 December 2018, the Council of the EU...more

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