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Draft Regulation for the takeover exemption
The European Commission has published for consultation a draft Delegated Regulation and Annex setting out the information that companies must disclose in …
Takeover Panel ruling on bid conditions
The Takeover Panel has refused to allow a bidder to invoke a condition to its takeover offer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Brigadier Acquisition …
COVID-19 - Practical issues around signing and completion
Given the current restrictions on interaction which have been imposed by the UK Government and with a large number of people working from home, it is not …
Video published - COVID-19: implications for new M&A deals
Gavin Davies has published a video for Practical Law in which he outlines how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting new M&A activity in the UK and …
Video published - COVID-19: implications for live M&A deals
Caroline Rae has published a video for Practical Law in which she considers the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on in-flight M&A transactions that …
UK Public M&A Podcast Series: Episode 3 - Statements of intention on a takeover
In our latest public M&A podcast, Robert Moore and Antonia Kirkby look at statements of intention under the UK Takeover Code including: what …
UK CMA provisionally clears Amazon/Deliveroo in first application of “failing firm” defence during the COVID-19 pandemic
On 17 April 2020 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its provisional clearance of Amazon’s proposed acquisition of a stake in …
Listing rule changes on display documents and rights attaching to shares
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is making minor changes to the Listing Rules to amend the requirements for putting documents on display in …
COVID 19 - FCA Primary Market Bulletin, AGMs, accounts, Companies House and M&A
As the COVID-19 outbreak, and its impact, escalates rapidly, various pieces of guidance have been published for companies to consider. FCA Primary Market …
Brexit - the impact on corporate law of the UK leaving the EU
The UK ceased to be a member of the EU at 11pm on 31 January 2020. The impact for corporate practitioners will be limited until 30 December 2020 when the …
Global report on M&A in 2020
We have published our latest global M&A report in which we look at the themes that we expect to see in M&A transactions in 2020. In the report we …
Liability to shareholders in M&A - Lloyds/HBOS shareholder class action
Shareholder claims against Lloyds Bank and its directors in connection with its acquisition of HBOS were dismissed by the High Court in November 2019. …
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