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European Private Equity Market Recap – H1 2025

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Deal activity: Deal count has picked up through the first half of 2025, up 2% compared to the same period last year but still down 7% from H2 2024. With geopolitical tensions, investors and analysts alike are forecasting...more

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Navigating the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Strategic considerations for financial institutions

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Just two years into the implementation of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), financial institutions are already experiencing its significant impact. The Regulation’s broad scope, extensive data collection requirements...more

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SuperReturn International 2025: Four Key Takeaways

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Ropes & Gray attended the SuperReturn International conference in Berlin last week, which attracted over 5,500 decision makers from the private markets industry who came together to share their outlook for 2025 and beyond....more

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Practical Takeaways from the Recently Published EU Foreign Subsidies Decision in Case FS.100011 - e&/PPF

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The European Commission has released the full, non-confidential text of its decision in Case FS.100011 – e&/PPF, marking a watershed moment under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). This is the first case to be cleared...more

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M&A in the EU market: Essential factors for investors to consider

Investing in Europe: Is it a good time to do so? Opinions differ. The EU financial sector has experienced significant growth in recent years, driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer preferences, but there...more

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2024 M&A Annual Review

Our M&A team is honored to have represented clients in some of the most compelling transactions in 2024, from advising the iconic rock band KISS and its co-founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley in the sale of all assets...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

PRA and FCA Offer New Guidance on How Changes in Control Will Be Assessed

On 1 November 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a joint policy statement (PS 18/24) on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in control. The...more

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Is life returning to the private equity exit market?

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Following a period in which financial sponsors have struggled to realize an acceptable prices for their assets, signs point towards a brighter outlook for 2025. At the start of 2024 private equity firms were hoping that...more

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MiCAR under the microscope - Part 6: Acquisition of qualifying holdings of casps and art issuers

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The Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCAR) has further expanded the panel of regulated entities by introducing the regulatory status of Issuers of Asset Reference Tokens (ART Issuers) and crypto-asset...more

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UK Regulators Finalize Policy on Prudential Assessment of Acquisitions and Increases in Control

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The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority have finalized their policy on the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases of control. The regulators have published a joint policy...more

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UK guidance on acquisitions and increases in control in PRA and FCA authorised firms

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The UK financial services regulators, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), have recently set out their final policy on the assessment of acquisitions and increases in control of PRA...more

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European leveraged finance report: Revisiting the crystal ball

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At the beginning of 2024, the White & Case leveraged finance team made a series of predictions on how the leveraged loan and high yield bond markets would perform in 2024. After 12 months of softer markets in 2023, the...more

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Taiwan’s M&A market defies headwinds to flourish in 2024

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M&A totals for this year have already overtaken 2023 as technology, green energy and a financial services megadeal drive activity - Taiwan’s M&A scene has been extremely active throughout 2024. A total of 74 deals valued...more

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Implementation of Basel 3.1 Standards: An Update on PRA Reforms

On 12 September 2024, the UK Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the second of two nearly final policy statements (PS9/24) on the implementation of revisions to the Basel 3 standards, known in the UK as Basel 3.1....more

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Sector trends - September 2024: Asset/Wealth Management

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Asset/Wealth Management - Current market: Consistently high M&A activity levels - We are seeing: Europe's barbell becomes more pronounced—larger...more

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Europe’s banks restructure, consolidate and partner their way into the digital future

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 - 3 key drivers of bank M&A: - Arrival of long-awaited mammoth consolidation deals: Italy’s UniCredit and Spain’s BBVA sound the charge. - “Challenger”...more

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Sector trends - September 2024: Consumer Finance

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance - Current market: Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending - We are seeing: Significant consolidation activity: ...more

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Joint EU Guidelines on Suitability of Management Body Members and Shareholders for Entities Under the Markets in Crypto-Assets...

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The European Banking Authority and European Securities and Markets Authority have published joint guidelines on the suitability of members of the management body, and on the assessment of shareholders and members with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2024

Explore the unique considerations for mergers and acquisitions in the AI sector, the return of IPOs, the implications of new Supreme Court decisions and other developments in this edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights....more

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High-profile deals in European regulators’ firing lines

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Dealmakers are learning to navigate a stricter regulatory environment as UK and EU authorities take an increasingly interventionist stance Global dealmaking experienced a slowdown in 2023 as the market battled headwinds on...more

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Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

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Snapshot: Der deutsche Übernahmemarkt 2023

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Blick auf den Markt und die bedeutendsten Transaktionen - Die Analyse öffentlicher Übernahmen im Jahr 2023 erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie eine Blaupause des Vorjahres. Die bereits 2022 festgestellten Trends bestätigten...more

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Late rally softens leveraged loan landing

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A strong finish to 2023 helped to boost global leveraged loan issuance at the end of an otherwise rocky year for all key markets. The last 12 months were incredibly challenging for banks, investors and borrowers, as elevated...more

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The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

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European Regulatory Timeline 2024: Key regulatory developments impacting UK and European financial services firms

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Following the turn of the new year, our UK Regulatory specialists have examined the key regulatory developments in 2024 impacting a range of UK and European firms within the financial services sector. The key dates have been...more

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