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...
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...
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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 ...
On 11 November 2020, the UK government published the National Security and Investment Bill, which, if enacted, will significantly reform the regulation of M&A activity in the UK by introd...
Davis Polk partners Will Pearce and Louis Goldberg are delighted to be contributing editors of the updated edition of Getting the Deal Through: Private M&A 2021, a comprehensive overview ...
On 18 September 2020, the FCA set out guidance on its approach to assessing listing applications from cannabis-related companies. The FCA has provided high-level guidance in relation to t...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic hit in the middle of the annual corporate reporting season, with a large number of UK listed companies in the midst of releasing preliminary results an...
A UK scheme of arrangement is a court-approved mechanism under the UK Companies Act 2006 which permits a company to enter into a compromise or arrangement with its shareholders and/or its...
The UK government has announced amendments to the merger control regime which extend its discretionary powers to intervene on national security or public interest grounds. These reforms a...
