Much of 2020 saw a decline in shareholder activist campaign levels, presumably as activists stood back while the world dealt with and responded to a global pandemic.But we suspected that ...
The SBA has issued a long-awaited Procedural Notice providing guidance on the procedures for changes of ownership of an entity that has received Paycheck Protection Program funds.This mem...
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...
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...
The NYSE has adopted new, temporary exceptions to its shareholder approval rules in light of corporate financing needs related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The new rule provide...
In addition to antitrust and other regulatory approvals, an increasing number of jurisdictions have now adopted FDI screening mechanisms. These aim to determine whether investments by for...
On 27 April 2020, following requests for guidance by remuneration committees of UK listed companies and their advisors, the Investment Association (“IA”) published guidance outlining ...
On April 20, 2020, the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a new £500 million scheme (delivered by the UK Government in partnership with the British Business Bank) to provide convertibl...
The premium segment of the UK’s Main Market offers investors the benefit of a gold plated package of shareholder rights, corporate governance and corporate disclosure above mandated EU-...
Today, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has issued a Statement of Policy containing a series of measures intended to assist listed companies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) p...