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FCA publishes final rules for firms operating public offer platforms

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published final policy statement PS25/10, setting out the final rules for the new public offer platforms (POP) regime. This follows consultations in July 2024 and January of this...more

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Mansion House: Leeds Reforms

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HM Treasury has published a press release confirming a significant package of measures aimed at making the UK the prime destination for financial services by 2035, referred to as the "Leeds Reforms"...more

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Mansion House: Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy

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The UK government has published its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, a ten-year plan to drive growth and competitiveness in the UK financial services sector. The strategy follows a call for evidence...more

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FCA plans to modernise client categorisation rules

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to review its client categorisation rules to unlock more investment opportunities for wealthy investors and support capital markets...more

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UK Mansion House 2025 and Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy: summary of key initiatives

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered her second Mansion House speech and announced the “Leeds Reforms” in conjunction with publication of the awaited Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy and related...more

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Capital Markets Insight: The Brazilian Sustainable Debt Market – A Cross-Border Regulatory Perspective

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As emissões de dívidas sustentáveis por empresas brasileiras nos mercados doméstico e internacional têm aumentado substancialmente. No exterior, o volume combinado de títulos verdes, sociais e sustentáveis emitidos por...more

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Private Credit Market Trends: Insights From the Debtwire Private Credit Forum

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Several members of DLA Piper’s Private Credit team recently attended the Debtwire Private Credit Forum, which brought together industry participants for in-depth discussions concerning the current landscape and future trends...more

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Capital Markets Insight: The Brazilian Sustainable Debt Market – A Cross-Border Regulatory Perspective

Sustainable debt issuances by Brazilian companies in both domestic and international markets have steadily increased. Abroad, the combined volume of green, social, and sustainability bonds issued by Brazilian corporates,...more

Cooley LLP

Nine Lessons Learned From a Decade of Reg A Offering Stats

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Recently, the SEC released a trio of reports from the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) that provide a host of stats about Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding offerings, as well as beneficial ownership of...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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Turbo-Zertifikate im Visier – BaFin plant neue Produktintervention

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority has announced that it intends to restrict trading in so-called "turbo certificates", i.e. MiFID bonds that leverage the performance of an underlying asset and expire immediately...more

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Navigating private credit in the Middle East

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The continued growth and diversification of the regional economies, coupled with significant advancements in the legal frameworks, have made the United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia increasingly attractive...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Raising Capital 101: A Securities Podcast - What are the Different Ways Securities Can Be Offered and...

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On this episode of Raising Capital 101, Tom Voekler is joined by colleague Rhys James for the second half of our two-part series, to continue discussing different ways securities can be bought and sold, focusing on using...more

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Regulatory monitoring - April 2025

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1. Bank regulation - 1.1 PRUDENTIAL REGULATION - a) General - (i) Germany - Bundesbank: Updated directories of credit institutions and their associations in Germany on banking related information (Aktualisiertes...more

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SEC Approves First U.S. National Securities Exchange Focused On Sustainability

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the registration of the first U.S. “green” stock exchange—Green Impact Exchange (GIX)—with trading to begin in 2026....more

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2025 M&A Outlook: Market Shake-Ups and Dealmaking Opportunities

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This report recaps significant M&A trends, developments and challenges from 2024 that will continue to play out over the next year, and highlights emerging market shake-ups and drivers. It provides key takeaways for...more

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ESMA publishes technical advice on research provisions under MiFID Delegated Directive

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report setting out its technical advice to the European Commission on the amendments to the research provisions in the context of the Listing Act...more

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South & Southeast Asia M&A Report

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We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features...more

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Major wins for clients

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Ten key matters that had real-world impact on markets and reflect broader global trends - Jersey Mike's accelerates its growth with Blackstone majority ownership acquisition - Private equity funds managed by Blackstone...more

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ISDA publishes version 2.0 of the Equity Definitions VE

On January 21, 2025, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) published version 2.0 of the 2002 Equity Derivatives Definitions (Versionable Edition) (Equity Definitions VE). The updated version...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

International Association of Insurance Supervisors Consults on Structural Shifts in the Life Insurance Sector

Key Points - - The IAIS has issued a detailed analysis of the structural shifts in the life insurance sector related to the increasing allocation to alternative assets and prevalence of asset-intensive reinsurance...more

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange launches new segment on Euro MTF market EM3S

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The Luxembourg Stock Exchange has announced the launch of a new segment on its Euro MTF market, called EM3S, which stands for Euro MTF Specialist Securities Segment. This new segment may be an interesting option for issuers...more

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What to Expect in Securitization in 2025

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Please join Mayer Brown partners Frank Doorley, Patrick Healy, Janice Kong, and Tameem Zainulbhai for a discussion on What to Expect in 2025 in the fields of structured finance and securitization. They will examine some key...more

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BRG Annual M&A Disputes Report 2025

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After moderate deal market gains in 2024, dealmakers are eager to leave the uncertainty of the last few years behind and enter a new chapter of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. The conditions look right for further...more

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SEC Sets New Accredited Investor Standards for Rule 506(c) Private Placements

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) granted a no-action relief on March 12 in response to an inquiry by U.S. law firm Latham & Watkins LLP. This SEC No-Action Letter is expected to increase the adoption of Rule...more

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