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Doing business in the Cayman Islands guide (Legal 500)

Carey Olsen on 5/1/2025

The Cayman Islands is a common law jurisdiction, which is based on the English model. It comprises statute law and binding case precedents. English and British Commonwealth case authorities are generally persuasive, but not...more

South & Southeast Asia M&A Report

Conyers on 4/14/2025

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

From personalization to supply chain optimization: How AI is shaping deals outside the tech arena

White & Case LLP on 3/3/2025

Investors are ramping up AI-related M&A to secure cutting-edge capabilities and market-beating returns, but high valuations and open-source disruption are forcing a rethink on deal strategy - Global M&A saw a year-on-year...more

Navigating Financial Services M&A: Observations from Regulatory Due Diligence

Venable LLP on 1/29/2025

As we move into 2025, anticipation in the financial services industry continues to build for a revitalized mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market. ...more

The Trifecta: What to Expect from a Second Trump Administration and a Republican Congress

King & Spalding on 12/11/2024

Republicans have swept the 2024 elections, returning Donald Trump to the White House as the 47th President and flipping the Senate to a Republican majority. Having narrowly maintained control of the House of Representatives,...more

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

A&O Shearman on 11/12/2024

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

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

White & Case LLP on 11/4/2024

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

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

White & Case LLP on 10/4/2024

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

The 3rd Fintech Epoch: Europe’s first-movers drive M&A amid tightened purse strings

White & Case LLP on 9/25/2023

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Fintech - Whilst many European start-ups have struggled to successfully execute funding rounds at valuation levels of yesteryear, more mature fintechs...more

Fintech trends: M&A and strategic partnerships

White & Case LLP on 5/18/2023

Our M&A lawyers predict a new wave of technology sector M&A centered on the consolidation of existing market participants, together with investors taking advantage of lower valuations to acquire strategic stakes in scaleable...more

Corporate Digest: Notable Deals and Transactions - March 2023

Conyers on 4/27/2023

This digest outlines some of the significant legal work undertaken by Conyers on behalf of our clients around the world since the beginning of 2022. The year was challenging for many of our clients, with global uncertainty...more

Fintech in Canada Q1 2023: A Pivotal Moment

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/17/2023

Welcome to Bennett Jones' quarterly Fintech in Canada update, where our fintech lawyers address timely issues shaping the industry. We look at what industry participants need to know in the areas of financial regulation,...more

Five Trends Shaping Payments M&A

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/8/2023

The last 12 months have seen dramatic falls in fintech and payments valuations, but with the payments sector now a core part of the financial services ecosystem, strategic imperatives will continue to drive deals despite...more

Top Six Predictions for Fintech M&A in 2023

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/17/2023

Volatile technology stocks and rising interest rates put the brakes on fintech funding rounds and M&A in 2022. But even though investment activity fell from 2021’s highs, fintech deal volumes have remained well ahead of...more

2023 M&A Outlook: Recapping Key Takeaways from Dealmaking in 2022 and Navigating New Challenges

King & Spalding on 1/12/2023

Coming off record-setting levels in 2021, M&A deal activity cooled in the second half of 2022. A multitude of factors – including soaring inflation, steadily rising interest rates and the higher cost of financing,...more

Today in Tax: Digital Assets in Mergers & Acquisitions—Three Things Every Seller Should Know

Miller Nash LLP on 9/2/2022

Acquisitions in industries related to cryptocurrency and blockchain technology exploded in 2021 in comparison with the preceding two years. Early data suggest that 2022 will be another record year for these acquisitions. This...more

Commission Amends Financial Disclosure Requirements for Business Acquisitions and Dispositions

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/9/2021

On May 21, 2020, the Commission adopted amendments to the ﬁnancial statement disclosure requirements for business acquisitions and dispositions by Commission registrants that also apply to companies undertaking an initial...more

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Unicorns trail-blaze the London financial services landscape

White & Case LLP on 2/22/2020

Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more

FinTech Forward: Regulatory Due Diligence in Deal Transactions

K&L Gates LLP on 4/26/2019

In this episode, Linda Odom and Ernest Simons discuss the increase of M&A deals and investors’ due diligence regulatory concerns. The episode also addresses the implications of contracts for consumer, business, and vendor and...more

Peak performance: US M&A in 2018: Financial services deals are down, but 2019 brings hope

White & Case LLP on 2/15/2019

Financial services sector M&A volume decreased by 6 percent to 461 deals in 2018, with value decreasing 48 percent to US$80.2 billion. But there are signs that the sector’s M&A market is moving in the right direction going...more

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - January 2019: Market infrastructure—deal-making bucking the doom and gloom of Brexit

White & Case LLP on 1/24/2019

Payments - Payment services M&A retains its spark on the financial services landscape. Overview - Competition for innovative technology is fierce. Financial sponsors, big banks and, of late, fashion moguls are driving...more

"Looking Ahead: The U.S. Legal and Regulatory Environment Under a Trump Administration"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/14/2016

Election Day brought an end to a long period of uncertainty that caused market fluctuations and delayed business planning decisions. As we navigate the post-election landscape, many questions remain regarding the potential...more

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