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As of 30 September 2013, all UK, Channel Island and Isle of Man incorporated public companies which have securities admitted to trading on a multilateral trading facility in the UK will be subject to the Code, irrespective of their place of central management...

From 1 April 2013 a new financial regulation framework will be operative in the UK. The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is being replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA), the Bank of England is to have...

On Monday 1 October 2012 a significant number of changes took effect to the Listing Rules, along with more limited changes to the Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The changes were announced on Friday 28 September 2012, giving companies...

Significant changes to the UK Takeover Code were introduced by the Panel on 19 September 2011 in an effort to address the perceived tactical imbalance which had arisen between prospective bidders and targets. One year on, we explore the impact of these changes...

Our latest Global M&A Trends Report highlights current M&A trends and gives our insights on the key drivers and challenges for M&A activity for the reminder of the year. The M&A decline seen in the latter part of 2011 has continued into the first...

Confidential pre-soundings and pre-marketing activities take place in advance of capital raisings, refinancing and other transactions, prior to formal announcements, to gauge interest in, or support for, a particular transaction (and its potential pricing, where...

Significant changes to the UK Takeover Code were introduced by the Panel on 19 September 2011 in an effort to address the perceived tactical imbalance which had arisen between prospective bidders and targets. Seven months on, we explore the impact of these changes...

Our Insights into M&A Trends: Global Dynamics – the 2012 edition focuses on M&A activity and key trends impacting global M&A activity in 2011 and contains our insights into the drivers for M&A activity in the coming year. Global economic uncertainty...

The European Commission has now published its formal legislative proposals for a new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and a new Market Abuse Directive (MAD2) to replace the 2003 Market Abuse Directive (MAD). The new Regulation seeks to create a single, directly...

Important changes to the UK Takeover Code will take effect on 19 September 2011. The Panel is introducing various measures to address the tactical imbalance which had arisen between prospective bidders and targets in recent years. The measures are likely to have...