Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Capital Raising, Capital Markets

UK Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regime

Paul Hastings LLP on 8/1/2025

The principal regulations governing offers of securities to the public and admissions of securities to trading on regulated markets in the United Kingdom, including the requirements for a prospectus, are contained in the UK...more

The Secondary Capital Raising Review: Capitalising on the Drive for Regulatory Reform

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/5/2022

On 19 July 2022, the U.K. Secondary Capital Raising Review (the Review) published its report (the Report), making significant recommendations to improve the efficiency of secondary capital raising by companies listed on the...more

Major Reforms to UK Secondary Capital Raising Processes

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/1/2022

The landmark UK Secondary Capital Raising Review Report takes a holistic approach in making bold and comprehensive recommendations to improve the UK secondary capital raising processes and ecosystem. On 19 July 2022, HM...more

Exit through the SPAC door? UK FCA publishes proposed changes to the Listing Rules

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 5/20/2021

The UK Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") has published its proposals to amend the Listing Rules relating to special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs"), having considered Lord Hill’s UK Listing Review Report....more

FCA consults on SPACs

Hogan Lovells on 5/5/2021

The FCA has published a consultation paper (CP 21/10) on proposed Listing Rule changes for certain London-listed special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) to remove the presumption that the securities of a SPAC should be...more

Update on the Status of Initial Coin Offerings in Europe

White & Case LLP on 2/1/2019

With crypto-currencies on the rise and technological developments providing great opportunities in the financial services sector, Initial Coin Offerings ("ICO") provide an innovative way of raising capital. They are...more