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Jul 29, 2024

FCA consultation on reform of the UK prospectus regime: Key takeaways for equity issuers

By Fiona Millington Clementine Hogarth Richard Sheen +2 more...

On 26 July 2024, as part of a package of measures designed to strengthen the UK’s capital markets and London’s position as a global...

Jul 11, 2024

Significant changes for funds in final rules published as part of UK listing regime reforms

By Richard Sheen Ian Fox Alexander Green

The FCA has today published final form rules in relation to its reform of the UK listing regime (see PS24/6). For commercial companies...

Jul 11, 2024

FCA confirms most significant changes to the UK listing regime in decades

By Fiona Millington Clementine Hogarth Richard Sheen +2 more...

The FCA has today published its eagerly awaited new UK listing rules (see PS24/6). These changes represent the most significant reform of...

Jun 11, 2024

In-depth FSR scrutiny of M&A transactions: DG Competition enters the arena

By Alexandra Rogers

After an initial start-up phase for the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) in which we saw the European Commission (EC) targeting...

May 31, 2024

Standing at the corporate threshold

By Nick Merritt

When the auditor realised the bank had uncollectable debts meaning its receivables were overvalued, the Chairman assured the auditor it...

May 14, 2024

Australia’s 2024-2025 Federal Budget: Supporting opportunities for investment in the energy transition

By Andrew Clarke

This evening, Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the 2024-2025 Australian Federal Budget (the Budget). The centrepiece of the Budget is the...

Apr 05, 2024

The Illumina/GRAIL saga: The impact on merger control policy

By Ian Giles Miranda Cole

All eyes are on Illumina/GRAIL following the Advocate General’s (AG) opinion. If the European Court of Justice follows the AG, it will...

Feb 13, 2024

Businesses target dealmaking to bolster supply chains

By Miranda Cole

After the technology sector, the life sciences and industrials sectors are expected to see the highest growth in cross-border M&A...

Feb 13, 2024

Japanese government approves new legislation bill on hydrogen price-gap subsidy

By Saori Takahashi

On 13 February 2024, the Japanese government approved a new legislation bill to provide subsidies to suppliers of hydrogen and ammonia....

Jan 11, 2024

Building the Japanese hydrogen economy: Support for industrial scale projects

By Saori Takahashi

NRF Japan energy update – January 2024 To accelerate the global hydrogen/ammonia economy, the Japanese government has recognised the...

Dec 22, 2023

Hydrogen and Ammonia Projects waiting on METI support

By Andrew Clarke

NRF Japan energy update – December 2023 The world continues to wait on the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) for...

Oct 03, 2023

Legal Geek 2023 preview: GenAI's impact on the legal industry

By Bernhard Fiedler

As I prepare to attend this year's Legal Geek conference, I find myself eagerly anticipating the discussions surrounding GenAI, a topic...