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M&A STANDPOINT: Formal sale processes: A useful tool to solicit offers or a last resort?
FSPs were created to encourage a competitive and confidential sale process under the Takeover Code, but often they may signal that a company has run out …
Global M&A Outlook 2023: Headwinds, tailwinds and fog
Will the deal market take off again in 2023 after a challenging year? Tougher regulation and ESG drivers are among the key trends explored as our …
Headwinds, tailwinds and fog – rebuilding experience of transacting M&A within more challenging conditions
The global M&A market slowed down notably in the second half of 2022. Will it take off again in 2023?Leading international law firm Herbert Smith …
Acting in concert under the UK Takeover Code: new UK Takeover Panel proposal
The UK Takeover Panel is consulting on changes to who is treated as "acting in concert" for the purposes of the UK Takeover Code.The changes being …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises OneWeb on its proposed combination with Eutelsat
Leading international law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has advised OneWeb, a low earth orbit (LEO) broadband satellite communications company, backed by …
Herbert Smith Freehills advises Capital & Counties on £3.5 billion all share merger with Shaftesbury
Herbert Smith Freehills has advised long-standing client Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco) on its recommended all share merger with …
Fourth edition of Herbert Smith Freehills UK Code Companion
We have this week published the fourth edition of the "Herbert Smith Freehills Code Companion", which is an index designed to assist UK M&A …
Economic Crime Act - Register of overseas entities holding UK property ushered in
Anti-corruption law requires foreign entities holding UK property to reveal their beneficial ownersFollowing the introduction of the Economic Crime …
Global M&A Outlook 2022: FOMO overcomes FOGO
Our annual M&A review covers key trends like ESG, activist investors and security screening as the post-Covid rebound drives acquirers back to the …
First set of UK climate disclosure rules applicable to asset managers come into force
The FCA's new rules are first piece of the UK's ESG regulatory jigsaw and start applying in a phased manner from 1 January 2022.In June this year, the …
Directors, Insolvency Practitioners and Third Parties Must Tread Carefully as New Pensions Offences Lie in Wait for the Unwary
The Pension Schemes Act came into effect on 1 October 2021 introducing the possibility of criminal prosecution where the restructuring arrangements or …
Deferral of the SFDR RTS – No time for a break for financial market participants
Although the implementation date for the SFDR RTS has been delayed, large parts of the SFDR regime still apply from 2022.Rumours had been spreading in …
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