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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: Episode 55 – The From Worse to Worser Edition
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Daily Compliance News: July 11, 2025, The What is a COI Edition
Expert or Arbitrator? — PE Pathways Podcast
Podcast - Navigating the New Landscape of Private Equity in Healthcare
Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week
Exploring Carried Interest in Upper Tier Private Equity Structures — PE Pathways
Upping Your Game: Episode 3 - Embedded Compliance: From Gatekeeper to Business Enabler
The Preferred Return Podcast | Balancing Act: Strategies for GPs and LPs in Today's Market
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
Debt and Lending Markets: Current Trends Impacting Private Equity Sponsors — PE Pathways Podcast
The LathamTECH Podcast — Can RSUs Unlock Employee Equity?
The SEC's Reach Beyond Publicly Traded Companies
Evolving Landscape of Secondary Transactions in Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
5 Key Takeaways | Debating Critical Issues Facing the Banking Industry
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Cross-border Investment Review and New Restrictions
2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition
The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (the Committee) has launched a call for evidence as part of its inquiry into the growth of private markets in the UK following the regulatory reforms introduced after...more
On 7 April 2025, the United Kingdom’s HM Treasury opened a consultation (the Consultation) on proposals to streamline the regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs). Alongside the Consultation, the...more
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
On 25 February 2025, Sarah Pritchard, executive director of consumers, competition, and international at the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), delivered a speech at the Investment Association Roundtable where she outlined...more
On 21 January 2025, the UK’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published two supervisory letters outlining 2025 priorities for international banks and UK deposit takers, respectively. In this note, we look at some of the...more
2024 was a better year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK and Europe than 2023, although overall growth in the market was slow. Deal numbers, by both absolute volume and aggregate deal value, remained far below the...more
On 17 December 2024, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) published its latest consultation paper on the ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System’ (“PISCES”) (the “Paper”) (which is available...more
Following a period in which financial sponsors have struggled to realize an acceptable prices for their assets, signs point towards a brighter outlook for 2025. At the start of 2024 private equity firms were hoping that...more
In this bulletin, we consider the current state of the EU, U.K. and U.S. markets for credit risk transfer (“CRT”) transactions, with a particular focus on the fund finance market. For a more in-depth introduction to this...more
The U.K.’s banking and financial services regulators have recently issued guidance updating their approach to handling applications to approve acquisitions of U.K.‑regulated businesses. This guidance is of interest to...more
3 reasons for continuously high fintech M&A activity levels: Banks target indirect digital access: Through credit lines, investments in venture capital funds, collaborations with innovators and establishment of next...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Specialty Finance / Marketplace Lending - Consolidation fever grips non-bank lenders and banks alike—SME lending, revenue-based finance and...more
Responses to the joint Bank of England and HM Treasury consultation paper on a “digital pound” are in, with over 50,000 submissions in total. The scale of feedback shows significant interest in a discussion which could pave...more
On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) unveiled its Policy Statement PS 23/16 (Policy Statement), which sets out the final rules for sustainability disclosure and investment labels (SDR Rules). The...more
UK regulators have recently announced a number of reforms for banks and other financial institutions. - On 23 November 2023, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) (together,...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Asset/Wealth Management - Sub-sector M&A activity levels soar—market moving deals across wealth management, financial planning, fund management, debt...more
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
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
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Brokers/Corporate Finance - Marginal improvement in investor sentiment for high-quality brokers, particularly across online brokerage, crypto trading...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending - Marginal uptick in M&A levels in the past 12 months, with property, automotive and revenue-based finance...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Payments - Investor appetite is at an all-time high—while VC investors back growing service providers, PE investors supercharge IPO glide paths and...more
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic drove e-commerce to levels never seen before—payment rail, service and solution providers responded with an...more
Financial Institutions M&A sector trends: Specialty finance/marketplace Lending — H1 2020 and outlook for H2 2020 Panacea or plague—-what will the true impact of accreditation for government-backed COVID-19 loan schemes...more
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
On 6 November we held a breakfast seminar focusing on the most important sanctions issues affecting the City and how to manage compliance with different financial sanctions regimes effectively. ...more