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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

UK Public M&A Monthly Activity Update: July 2025

In July 2025, there were five Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers announced....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Glass Lewis Announces Updates to 2026 Pay-for-Performance Model: What Boards and Practitioners Need to Know

Glass Lewis, a leading proxy advisory firm, recently released a preview of changes to its pay-for-performance model that will take effect for the 2026 proxy season. Glass Lewis’ announcement, which is modest in terms of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Public Markets Monitor – Q2 2025

AIM Consultation Paper - 7 April 2025 / LSE - The London Stock Exchange (LSE) initiated a significant consultation on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). The discussion paper sought feedback from market participants...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2025

In this issue of The Informed Board, we go behind all the talk about companies reincorporating in states other than Delaware. In our lead article and our podcast, we point out that few companies actually moved, and we explain...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Nasdaq Releases Policy Recommendations to Promote Capital Formation

In March 2025, Nasdaq released a comprehensive set of policy recommendations intended to advance capital formation in a paper titled “Advancing the U.S. Public Markets: Unlocking Capital Formation for a Stronger American...more

WilmerHale

2025 IPO Report

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This year’s IPO Report offers a detailed review of the IPO market and outlook, including a breakdown of IPOs by industry and the number of IPOs from the leading states over the past five years. We also take a look at the IPO...more

White & Case LLP

Update German Public Takeovers 2024

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Our Public Takeover Report provides an overview of market trends and legal developments relating to public takeovers in Germany in 2024. A quick glance at the takeover market - With six delisting offers and one mandatory...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

“EU Listing Act Introduces Exemptions Allowing Insiders to Trade During Blackout Periods.”

On November 14, 2024, the EU Listing Act (the “Listing Act”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Listing Act entails a legislative package designed to improve capital markets access and enhance...more

Cooley LLP

Considerations for Implementing a Multi-Class Share Structure

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Dual-class share structures involve two or more classes of authorized common stock, with one class having the traditional one vote (or, in the rare case of Snap, no votes) per share, and the other class having multiple votes...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Key Takeaways for Life Sciences Companies Considering a 2025 IPO

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The outlook for life sciences IPOs is showing renewed optimism heading into 2025, with market conditions becoming more constructive and regulatory environments potentially more favorable....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Takeover Panel Proposes Narrowing the Scope of Companies Subject to the Takeover Code

On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel (the Panel) published Public Consultation Paper 2024/1 (the PCP), which proposes a significant change to the applicability of the UK Takeover Code (the Code), by narrowing the scope of...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Newly Proposed Regulations on Stock Buyback Excise Tax Largely Adopt Approach From Initial IRS Guidance

On April 12, 2024, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (89 FR 25980 and 89 FR 25829) on the excise tax on stock buybacks enacted as part of the Inflation Reduction...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Public M&A – Four Predictions for ’24

In this update, we provide four predictions for the UK public M&A landscape in 2024, considering key statistics, trends, developments and highlights regarding UK public takeovers announced during 2023....more

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Bermuda Public Companies Update, Summer 2023

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This edition of the Bermuda Public Companies Update summarises significant transactions involving Bermuda companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq during the first half of 2023. Global Market Update - ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2023

This edition of Skadden’s quarterly Insights looks at the latest trends in shareholder activism, the scrutiny companies are facing over their ESG disclosures and employment considerations for using AI in the workplace, among...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

The Increasing Legal Complexity Surrounding ESG

Whether in response to stakeholders, market pressures or legal requirements, many companies are choosing to incorporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their company missions, policies, and governance...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

ESG's Impact on M&A

Environment, social and governance (ESG) or “sustainability” factors are criteria that are used to measure a company in a way that is not typically included in the company’s financial statements. For example, ESG can include...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ESG Disclosure Requirements Put New Spotlight on Private Capital Managers

Takeaways - New EU regulations require detailed disclosures about the ways in which asset managers implement sustainability policies in the businesses they investment in. Similar rules are being considered in the U.K. and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OLNS#9: Venture Capital Deals in Germany – Pitfalls, Key Terms and Success Factors Founders Need to Know

In substantially all the major world markets, we have dedicated technology lawyers who support young German technology companies on their growth trajectory through all stages. As one of the top tech law firms in the world, we...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

ESG Toolkit Expands for European PE

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Green shoots emerge as PE firms consider new ways to incorporate ESG into dealmaking. Market sentiment and the increasing importance of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) to firms’ competitiveness across the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights – June 2021

Shareholder Proposal No-Action Requests in the 2021 Proxy Season: Dearth of No-Action Response Letters Leaves Companies Guessing - Although the SEC staff issued fewer written no-action response letters during the 2021...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2021

What questions do prospective SPAC directors need to ask? What are the 10 most common misconceptions regarding attorney-client privilege? The Informed Board aims to provide insights into the key issues directors face...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BlackRock and State Street Proxy Voting Guidelines Update

Key Pointss - Large asset managers like BlackRock and State Street have recently published updates to their proxy voting guidelines primarily focusing on diversity and inclusion and climate risk disclosures. -...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

SEC Files First Charges for Inadequate Public Company COVID-19 Disclosures

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In a prelude of things to come for public companies, on December 4 the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued restaurant operator The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated for making misleading disclosures regarding the...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Preferred Equity PIPEs Provide Flexibility in the Age of COVID-19

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PIPEs (private investments in public equity) provide investors and public companies with a flexible vehicle for bespoke capital solutions that can be executed quickly in the volatile markets that have arisen in the COVID-19...more

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