Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. ...more
The updated Statement of Principles will have an immediate impact on UK listed companies, providing increased flexibility to undertake larger non-pre-emptive capital raisings. On 4 November 2022, the Pre-Emption Group...more
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
The UK Government is consulting on proposals to reform the UK’s prospectus regime. The proposals are published in response to Lord Hill’s UK Listing Review in which he recommends that, amongst other things, the Government...more
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
Recommended changes include allowing dual class share structures for premium listed companies, changes designed to increase the attractiveness of UK listings for SPACs, and changes to the free float requirement....more
New length restrictions will require issuers to focus on key information for investors. Under the Prospectus Regulation, which comes into force on 21 July 2019 (See EU Prospectus Regulation: New Format and Content...more
A new prospectus regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) (the Regulation) will come into direct effect on 20 July 2017, with a small number of provisions applying immediately and the remainder applying from 21 July 2019. The...more