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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

FCA and HM Treasury Consult on Proposals to Reform UK AIFMs Regulation

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/10/2025

The proposals aim to make the UK regime more proportionate and suggest different rules applying to hedge funds, venture capital firms, and private equity houses. On 7 April 2025, the FCA published a Call for Input, and HM...more

Private Equity Comment

Goodwin on 3/25/2020

This edition of Private Equity Comment covers Brexit and the outlook for UK funds; the consultation on the UK as a jurisdiction for intermediate holding companies; the market’s viewpoint on COVID-19; the Chancellor’s cuts to...more

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 2/28/2020

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020 - Financial sponsors see opportunities to back new entrants targeting under-serviced customer segments, including gig economy...more

UK Tax Round Up - January 2020

Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/31/2020

UK General Tax Developments - Date set for next UK Budget - The first Budget of the new Conservative government will be held on Wednesday 11 March. There has been significant speculation that there will be a major...more

Western European PE activity dips in 2019, but total buyout value remains high

White & Case LLP on 1/29/2020

PE activity in Western Europe may have dipped in 2019 but this is not the full picture. Buyout activity remains impressive, although exits subsided as PE funds focused on purchases instead of sales. Western Europe had a...more

Navigating turbulence - Overall investment outlook for global aviation finance

White & Case LLP on 1/16/2020

Our exclusive survey of senior executives who have financed the aviation industry in the past three years reveals that the overall investment outlook for the sector is bright, with one region in particular set for larger...more

Private Equity Comment: UK General Election, EU Rules on Cross-Border Fund Distribution, and More

Goodwin on 12/12/2019

This alert is part of a new series of quarterly updates from the Goodwin Private Equity team on important issues for European private equity. As 2019 comes to a close, here are three issues for fund managers to consider....more

With New Brexit Deadline, UK Managers Managing Luxembourg Funds Have Options to Consider

Goodwin on 11/11/2019

The UK’s exit from the European Union is now postponed to 31 January 2020, and whilst there is still significant uncertainty regarding the occurrence of Brexit on that date, the CSSF set out a new deadline on 6 November 2019...more

Western European private equity dealmaking rebounds in Q2 - Ample firepower and increasingly attractive public market valuations...

White & Case LLP on 8/16/2019

After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more

AIFMD 2 has arrived!

Hogan Lovells on 8/8/2019

Pre-marketing and reverse solicitation of alternative investment funds in Europe. The European Commission originally announced a proposal for a supplementary AIFM Directive (AIFMD 2) approximately sixteen months ago. After...more

Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Consolidation continues at pace—mega-mergers on the horizon

White & Case LLP on 7/3/2019

The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more

Pre-marketing and reverse solicitation of private equity and other alternative investment funds in Europe

Hogan Lovells on 4/9/2019

An update on the AIFMD amending directive - The European Commission originally announced a proposal for a supplementary AIFM Directive in March 2018. The terms of the proposed amending directive have now been finalised and...more

Regulation Round Up - November 2018

Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/5/2018

2 November - The Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") updated its consultation paper on changes to the PRA Rulebook and onshored binding technical standards. The Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") published issue...more

European Private Equity Thrives With Record Fundraising

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/26/2018

Private equity (PE) fundraising in Europe hit €91.9 billion in 2017, the highest it has been since 2006.1 Of that amount, €71.7 billion was invested in European companies, an increase of 29 percent year over year. This record...more

European Distressed Debt Market Outlook 2018

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/11/2018

The 2018 Debtwire European Distressed Debt Outlook report surveyed 100 distressed investors and 30 private equity funds to establish the outlook for 2018. The majority of respondents predict that market conditions will be...more

Life Sciences and Health Care Horizons - 2018

Hogan Lovells on 4/4/2018

Innovation in the life sciences and health care industries is occurring at a dizzying pace. Five years ago, anti-PD-1 antibodies from Merck and BMS had yet to be approved, CAR-T therapies were still in small-scale clinical...more

Brexit: Much Discussed, Little Understood

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/26/2018

Katja Kaulamo (Frankfurt, capital markets): With structural and political change in Europe in 2017, the European capital markets industry was left in a state of uncertainty pending the final outcome of the Brexit...more

MEasure - Summer 2016

King & Spalding on 8/29/2016

Brexit – Impact on Middle Eastern Issuers - Whilst the precise legal and regulatory impact that the UK’s recent decision to leave the European Union (EU), dubbed Brexit, will have on the corporate finance market will...more

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.26.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/26/2016

Private equity bigwig Lynn Tilton has reportedly hired appellate superstar Paul Clement (after Gibson Dunn got the boot) to represent her in her “bid to revive her challenge to the [SEC’s] in-house court at the Second...more

Brexit Update: What’s Next for the Global Marketplace

McDermott Will & Emery on 7/8/2016

In Depth - UK Withdrawal Process - The United Kingdom will continue to be an EU member until procedures are completed for exiting the European Union, which is likely to be a long process. Under EU Treaty rules,...more

Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.1.16

Robins Kaplan LLP on 7/1/2016

Yesterday, Hershey rejected Kraft spinoff Mondelez’s $23 billion takeover offer, but the dealmaking efforts may not be over. The success of any increased offer lies in the hands of the Hershey Trust Company, a charitable...more

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