We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more
9/6/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Carve Out Provisions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Insurance Industry ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
Warranties
A Diligent interview with Tom Matthews, Sonica Tolani and Alex Woodfield, partners, White & Case. Are any specific demands being more frequently adopted in activist campaigns involving UK companies? Tom Matthews (TM): We are...more
Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets -
Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more
9/15/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Biotechnology ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Market ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Software ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
2021 has been an exceptional year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice, including White & Case advising on nearly 50 deals involving publicly listed companies in the UK...more
1/5/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholders ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
UK
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SPACs (special purpose acquisition or "blank cheque" companies) have recently regained prominence in the US, with H1 2020 seeing record-breaking levels of activity, both in terms of value (Bill Ackman's $4bn...more
A number of regulators across the globe responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Such bans have since expired as of 18 May 2020. Other regulators (including...more
5/28/2020
/ Austria ,
Belgium ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Federal Bans ,
Financial Markets ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greece ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Restricted Transactions ,
Short Selling ,
Spain ,
Stock Exchange ,
UK
A number of regulators across the globe have responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Other regulators (including the UK) say that there is no evidence to...more
4/20/2020
/ Austria ,
Belgium ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Greece ,
Investors ,
Italy ,
Market Conditions ,
Short Sales ,
Spain ,
Stock Exchange ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK