Corporate Notes

M&A – UK Guide

M&A – first Phase 2 investigation under EU FSR regime

The European Commission has opened its first in-depth (Phase 2) investigation under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

M&A – first Phase 2 investigation under EU FSR regime

The European Commission has opened its first in-depth (Phase 2) investigation under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

Supreme Court ruling on force majeure

Consultation on the companies to which the Takeover Code should apply and updated Practice Statement on private sale processes

The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper (PCP 2024/1) which would narrow the scope of companies to which the Code applies. Separately, it …

Government response to NSI call for evidence

The government has published its response to its November 2023 call for evidence on the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSI Act), …

M&A – our regional and sectoral insights for 2024

In our global M&A report for 2024, titled “Global M&A Outlook for 2024: Ready for take-off?”, we explored that there are good reasons to believe …

Our podcast on activism in M&A

In the latest episode of our shareholder activism podcast series, we talk about activism in the context of M&A. We discuss how shareholders may: …

Drafting contracts - Key lessons from 2023

In our annual contract law update we consider a number of interesting contract law cases from 2023 which highlighted key points for those involved in …

PERG annual report on Walker Guidelines

The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its sixteenth annual report on the private equity industry’s conformity with …

Our 2024 global M&A report

We have published our latest annual global M&A report titled ‘Global M&A Outlook for 2024: Ready for take-off?’. There are good reasons to …

Half-yearly corporate update - Our latest briefing

We have published our half-yearly update briefing which summarises the major developments in UK corporate law and regulation that have occurred over the …