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Paul Hastings LLP

UK Equity Capital Markets Insights — August 2025

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In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we cover the following developments: • Consultation by the UK Takeover Panel on IPO Disclosures and Dual Class Share Structures - • The Publication of the UK FCA’s...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The New UK Listing Rules - The Most Significant Change to the UK’s Listing Regime in 40 Years

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The new reforms to the UK listing regime (Listing Rules) published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) came into force on Monday 29 July 2024, marking the most significant change to the UK’s listing regime in 40 years as...more

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Wide-Ranging Reforms of UK Capital Markets: A Watershed Moment?

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Takeaways - Responding to a decline in the London Stock Exchange’s global market share of IPOs and other fundraising, a string of government-commissioned reports prompted proposals to reform the U.K.’s listing rules and...more

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UK Financial Conduct Authority Changes Listing Rules to Boost Growth and Innovation

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On 2 December 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirmed a series of rule changes designed to remove immediate barriers to listing, make its rulebooks more accessible, and protect and enhance market integrity....more

Hogan Lovells

FCA Primary Markets Effectiveness Review – Immediate changes to the Listing Rules

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has published Policy Statement PS 21/22 (the “Policy Statement”) which follows up on its summer 2021 consultation paper CP 21/21 “Primary Markets Effectiveness Review” (“CP 21/21”)....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Proposed Rules May Attract More Companies With Dual-Class Share Structures to London Stock Exchange

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London’s recent notable technology IPOs prove that European markets offer tech companies opportunities to achieve multibillion-dollar valuations and to meet their founders’ requirements. In an attempt to increase the number...more

Goodwin

UK Listings Review: Do New Recommendations Change The Game For Tech And Life Sciences Companies?

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The review of the UK Listing Rules was launched by HM Treasury (the Treasury) late last year and has made a number of wide-ranging recommendations of relevance for our tech and life sciences clients who have ambitions to go...more

Morgan Lewis

Outcome of UK Listing Review: Changes Recommended to UK Listing Regime

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Recommended changes include allowing dual class share structures for premium listed companies, changes designed to increase the attractiveness of UK listings for SPACs, and changes to the free float requirement....more

White & Case LLP

UK Listings Review – Recommendations published – SPACs and more

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Lord Hill today published his recommendations following the UK Listings Review Call for Evidence in November 2020. The recommendations cover the Listing Rules applicable to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs),...more

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