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Consultation on minor changes to the Takeover Code
The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper (PCP 2021/1) in which it is proposing a number of minor changes to the Takeover Code. It has …
Panel Bulletin on irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent
The Takeover Panel has published a third Panel Bulletin, which focuses on irrevocable undertakings and letters of intent and the requirements if a …
Notifiable Acquisitions Regulations and guidance on the National Security and Investment Act
The final regulations setting out the sectors where notification of transactions will be mandatory under the National Security and Investment Act …
National Security and Investment Act guidance and our webinar on the regime
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published the final version of its Statement on when it will exercise …
Public M&A – new Takeover Panel Bulletins
The Takeover Panel has published two “Panel Bulletins” – a new form of guidance which the Panel will use to remind people how specific provisions of the …
Public M&A – our podcast on an active summer of public M&A
In the latest episode in our public M&A podcast series, we look back at one of the most active summers in the public M&A markets in some time. In …
Pensions – new offences and sanctions for companies with defined benefit schemes
The Pension Schemes Act 2021, which comes into force on 1 October 2021, will introduce new criminal offences and financial penalties, and two new …
Public M&A podcast Ep 13: Shareholders and public M&A – takeover of Spire blocked by shareholders
In the latest episode in our public M&A podcast series, we once again turn to the topic of shareholders on public M&A transactions and in …
M&A – National Security and Investment Act in force from 4 January 2022
The Government has announced that the new National Security and Investment Act 2021 will come fully into force on 4 January 2022. This means …
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 …
Public M&A – Takeover Code changes on conditions and timetable in force
Changes to the Takeover Code provisions on conditions to an offer, particularly those relating to regulatory / merger control clearance, and the offer …
M&A – Court of Appeal decision on the reasonable detail required in a claims notice
The Court of Appeal has held that a buyer’s notice of claim complied with the requirements under a share purchase agreement (SPA). In doing so it took …
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