On 1 March 2022, HM Treasury set out the policy approach the UK government will take to reform of the prospectus regime in the UK, following the Prospectus Regime Review consultation in J...
On 3 December 2021, significant changes to the UK Listing Rules came into force focused on making the UK public markets more attractive for listing fast-growing companies, including in th...
On 12 October 2021, HM Treasury launched an independent expert review that will make recommendations on improving the UK capital raising process for listed companies. The UK Secondary Cap...
The FCA has published a Policy Statement containing its final rules and changes to the Listing Rules for SPACs seeking to list on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. These rules...
The UK government has opened a consultation on proposed powers to allow it to block listings that raise national security concerns. Such proposed powers would give the government the disc...
On 30 April 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper on proposed changes to the Listing Rules that apply to special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs)...
On 3 March 2021, the review of the UK listing regime chaired by Lord Jonathan Hill published its recommendations to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, on how the UK can enhance...
Davis Polk partner Zachary Zweihorn was the contributing editor for the 2021 edition of Getting the Deal Through: Financial Services Compliance, a compilation of the rules and approaches ...
On 21 December 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published a policy statement (PS 20/17) with regard to disclosures by listed companies in respect of climate-related risks and oppo...
On 19 November 2020, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, announced a review by HM Treasury of the UK listing regime (the Review). In particular the Review focuses on free float ...
