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A New Sustainable Investment Framework for the EU? ESMA’s Latest Opinion

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Those who have had to navigate and consider the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) have faced its challenges and noted its deficiencies. Specifically, these have included data gaps, the SFDR’s use as a...more

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Food for thought: Dealmakers drawn to Europe’s sustainable farming sector

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M&A in the agricultural sector received a boost in the first quarter of 2024. Deal value rose by more than 600 percent year on year from US$820 million in the first quarter of 2023 to US$5.87 billion in the first three months...more

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Battery storage M&A powers into 2024

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Battery energy storage systems (BESS), which enable utility companies and grid operators to access pools of surplus renewable energy on demand that would otherwise be wasted, play a central role in the global energy...more

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The Standard Formula: A Guide to Solvency II – Chapter 6: Investment Rules

This chapter discusses and analyses the investment rules that apply to Solvency II insurers and reinsurers in the United Kingdom. In particular, this chapter will outline the “prudent person principle” and discuss the...more

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Cross-Border M&A Opportunities Favor the Prepared

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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more

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SEC Climate Disclosure Rule: Timing Uncertain as Legal Challenges Move to Eighth Circuit

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faces an uncertain timeline to implement its new climate disclosure rule, as nine legal challenges have now been transferred to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth...more

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European Distressed Real Estate - How Will It Play Out This Time?

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BCLP’s Pan-European Real Estate team hosted a round-table event on 27 February 2024 with several Managing Directors at Alvarez & Marsal to discuss the European commercial real estate market, including the latest developments...more

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What’s Next for AI? Six Areas to Watch in 2024

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Generative AI (GenAI) surged to the forefront of corporate agendas and public policy debates last year, promising to boost productivity and innovation. What’s in store for AI in 2024?...more

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Welcome to 2024: CWT’s European Fund Finance Market Insights - 2024 European Fund Finance Market Predictions

The year 2023 presented the fund finance industry with many challenges that it rose to face with an inventiveness and rigour that showed just how mature and multi-faceted the market has become. At Cadwalader in London we saw...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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Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

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Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

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Spanish M&A resists market pressures in H1

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Dealmakers across Europe were hampered by elevated core inflation rates and a darkening economic outlook in the first half of 2023. The constrained financing environment has put a check on dealmaking activity across the...more

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ESG in 2023: A Mid-Year Review

As predicted in our February 1, 2023, client alert, “ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023,” a global economic slowdown and ongoing backlash in the U.S. have slowed the momentum of some aspects of the environmental, social and...more

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United Kingdom's Separate FTAs with Australia and New Zealand Enter into Force; UK CPTPP Membership on Track

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The United Kingdom's free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand entered into force on May 31, 2023. As a significant milestone in the UK's post-Brexit future, these FTAs are the first two independently...more

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Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions - March 2023

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This digest outlines some of the significant legal work undertaken by Conyers on behalf of our clients around the world since the beginning of 2022. The year was challenging for many of our clients, with global uncertainty...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

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Taiwanese businesses and investors must weigh foreign direct investment considerations

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) regimes continue to proliferate and mature globally. Given their increasing ubiquity and potential impact on deals, parties must prioritize FDI when considering cross-border M&A transactions....more

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EU and Angola Conclude a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement

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On November 18, 2022, the European Commission announced the conclusion of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Angola on a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement (SIFA)....more

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Investors eye rapid delivery business

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Soaring demand for fast and convenient at-home delivery amid the COVID-19 pandemic has made a lasting impact on the consumer market. E-commerce quickly became essential amid societal lockdowns across the globe, with customers...more

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EU’s Sustainable Investing Taxonomy to Include Gas and Nuclear Sector Products – EU Parliament Vote

The European Parliament has rejected a motion to remove gas and nuclear investment products from the EU’s sustainable investment taxonomy, surprising many who consider their inclusion to be greenwashing. This article...more

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Renewables push drives M&A in Japan’s energy sector

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Ambitious decarbonization targets and high investment returns are drawing interest from both local and international buyers - M&A in Japan’s energy and utilities sectors has reached a new peak in recent years, with 24 deals...more

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Antitrust: Into the Metaverse

Are antitrust concerns a built-in feature of the Metaverse? In two popular science-fiction novels, Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and Ernest Cline's Ready Player One, the Metaverse is run by single companies, or "monopolists,"...more

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How ESG is Affecting Private Equity

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Our Lippes Mathias Private Equity Team recently attended on a seminar on the growing impact of Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) issues on the private equity space. Here are the top five items we took away from...more

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2022 and Beyond – The Rise of ESG in the UK and Europe

ESG considerations is a key theme that has heavily influenced investments over the past few years and which will no doubt play an even more prominent role in the 2020s. We touched on this briefly in our 2021 closing article...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: Germany

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The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy continues to tighten FDI control, but the investment climate remains liberal in principle - In Germany, the investment climate remains liberal in principle. Nevertheless,...more

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