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4/4/2025 10:23:00 AM

UOKiK exempts from the merger notification obligation extraterritorial JVs with no effect on the Polish market

By Alexandra Rogers Tim Schaper Agnieszka Braciszewska +2 more...

This article has been updated to account for changes to UOKiK’s guidance published on 2 April 2025. On 25 October 2024 and 2 April 2025,...

10/20/2024 8:02:43 AM

From SpaceX to Legal Geek: Legal Innovation at its forefront

By Bernhard Fiedler

Sometimes, it's essential to take a step back and reflect on just how much has changed in recent years. Last weekend, my children and I...

10/11/2024 7:34:13 AM

New NSTA guidance aims to streamline UKCS M&A activity

By Hussain Kubba Neha Khosla Georgina O'Sullivan

The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has this week published updated guidance for licence assignments in the UK Continental Shelf...

10/3/2024 10:55:45 AM

Tech M&A Outlook: Investment and regulatory trends

By Sean Murphy

Earlier this year we looked at trends in M&A investment in the technology sector, highlighting the TMT sector was the best performing...

9/25/2024 8:41:08 AM

All’s well that ends well? EC concludes first in-depth merger review under the FSR

By Alexandra Rogers Katarzyna Berestecka

What happened? The European Commission’s (EC) application of the new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) has reached another significant...

7/29/2024 3:59:07 PM

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...

7/11/2024 1:04:41 PM

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...

7/11/2024 8:51:44 AM

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...

6/11/2024 7:26:00 AM

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...

5/31/2024 7:05:23 AM

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...

5/14/2024 1:02:58 PM

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...

4/5/2024 10:21:06 AM

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...