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Market overview: The global IPO landscape

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Global IPO markets endured a difficult 2023 in the face of rising interest rates and geopolitical uncertainty. But after a challenging 12 months, the outlook for IPO activity in 2024 is brightening This past year has been one...more

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Q&A with TusPark’s Wei Meng on Life Sciences and Operational Real Estate

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Goodwin Partner Raymond Fang talks with TusPark’s head of UK innovation and real estate, Wei Meng, about building life sciences ecosystems and the operational nature of real estate in the sector....more

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10 lessons in sustainability regulation

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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more

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International News: Spotlight on Foreign Investment

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In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more

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Investors flock to lucrative aerospace and defense industry

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The aerospace and defense sector has historically been immune to the impact of global downturns, with spending determined by geopolitical rather than macroeconomic factors. Unsurprisingly, recent geopolitical unrest...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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AI Legal News Summer Roundup: Edition 1

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Welcome to the first edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! With both the temperature and artificial intelligence developments heating up, the time is ripe to provide periodic updates this summer on recent legal...more

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Global IPOs: Seeking signs of stabilization

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Resetting expectations - It was clear in the opening months of 2022 that the winds had changed for the global IPO market as compared to the prior year, a rocky path that continued throughout the year and into the first...more

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HKEX Initiatives Present Opportunities Even in a Down Market

Like other global financial centers, Hong Kong has seen falling IPO volumes and volatile markets in 2022 in the face of challenging macroeconomic conditions and rising geopolitical tensions, including between China and the...more

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Middle Eastern dealmaking builds on active 2021

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Middle East dealmaking has been trending up steadily over recent years, reaching the highest annual volume on record in 2021. Annual deal value, meanwhile, posted its second highest figure on record, after 2019, with US$120.7...more

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UK Government's Tech Investment Drive in 2022

Investment in UK technology companies continues apace, with 2021 marking another record year. The UK government announced in December 2021 that the UK tech sector achieved its “best year ever” in 2021 through investments...more

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Answers to FAQ about the UK Government’s ‘Future Fund’ Financing Package

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On 20 April 2020, the UK government (“Government”) announced the Future Fund, providing financing to UK companies (including to start-ups and scale-ups in the technology and life sciences sectors) in the form of a convertible...more

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In Principle: 10 Things Authorised Firms Need to Know for 2018 – The World of Financial Regulation as the UK Prepares to Exit the...

There is much for authorised firms to consider in the year ahead. Firms have been through the intensive period of the enactment of the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), but must now step up their...more

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Employment Law Commentary, September 2017 - Volume 29, Issue 9: Workplace Bias And Gender Pay Equity In Silicon Valley 2017

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It was only a couple of years ago, on March 27, 2015, that a jury rejected Ellen Pao’s gender discrimination claims and rendered a defense verdict in favor of her former employer, a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital...more

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