On April 24, 2024, the Takeover Panel published consultation PCP 2024/1, in which it proposes to narrow the scope of companies to which the Takeover Code applies. The proposed amendments ...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce served as the contributing editor of Lexology’s 14th edition of In-Depth: Corporate Governance (formerly The Corporate Governance...
FTSE Russell has published a summary of provisional changes to its FTSE UK Index Series Ground Rules to cater for the proposed UK listing regime changes by the Financial Conduct Authority...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce authored the UK chapter of Financier Worldwide’s “Shareholder activism & engagement” in-depth feature. In the chapter, Will p...
The Financial Conduct Authority has published its long-awaited, further consultation paper seeking views on major proposed reforms to the UK listing regime, and setting out proposals for ...
On 22 November 2023, an updated draft of the Short Selling Regulations 2024 was published. It provides greater detail on the United Kingdom government’s plans to reform the short sellin...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce, partner Dan Hirschovits and counsel Joe Scrace authored “UK Takeover Code Changes: Key Points For Bidders, Targets” in Law360....
Over the last twelve months, the UK has seen plenty of interesting developments in the corporate governance sphere. This client update provides an overview of some of the key developments...
On 27 November 2023, the draft of the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023 was published and laid before Parliament. Once enacted, these regulations will replace the E...
