On 3 July 2025, the UK Takeover Panel (Panel) published a new Practice Statement 36 (PS 36), which provides formal guidance on how the Panel will interpret and apply the Takeover Code to an “unlisted share alternative” (known...more
A growing number of companies are delisting from public markets globally. Here we examine what’s driving activity in Singapore and Hong Kong, and explore how shifting regulatory regimes are influencing transaction flows. ...more
In the recent decision in Re Dropsuite Limited [2025] ATP 10, the Takeovers Panel concluded that a voting intention statement given by a substantial shareholder in the usual form was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether that shareholder...more
In May 2025, there were eleven Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and ten further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: Recommended cash offer by Tristan Capital Partners for...more
Welcome to the eighth edition of our newsletter “Public Takeovers in Germany”. It provides a market overview of public takeovers and other public offers carried out in Germany in 2024 in accordance with the German Securities...more
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
In 2024, in line with our predictions from last year, the UK public takeover market saw a sharp increase in the number of megadeals, i.e., those valued in excess of £1 billion. Seventeen such transactions were announced in...more
Schemes of arrangement are a vastly flexible mechanism to implement take private transactions and other restructuring in respect of Guernsey companies. Schemes are, in effect, a legally enforceable arrangement or...more
Many acquisitions, especially privatisations, are structured as a statutory merger, and in this article, we provide a brief overview of Cayman Islands (“Cayman”) mergers and consolidations and the general requirements for...more
On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel published PCP 2024/1 ("PCP 2024/1"), in which it is consulting on a significant narrowing of the types of companies that will be subject to the Takeover Code (the “Code”) - i.e., as...more
In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of August 24, 2023. In addition, it...more
In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-Backs of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current ofers as of July 12, 2023. In addition, it...more
The German takeover market is declining and has shown clear signs of having been affected by the current economic and geopolitical environment. The number of takeovers and the total offer volume have both fallen...more
“Welcome to Morgan Lewis’s Takeover Monitor Germany. This publication aims to provide funds, public and private companies, and other entities involved in capital markets transactions with a regular documentation of current...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of November 23, 2022. PUBLIC TENDER...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender offers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of October 12, 2022. The takeover offer...more
The deal environment in the near future is likely to be challenging but we also see a substantial number of drivers for public takeovers such as strategic combinations when consolidation makes sense or is inevitable,...more
Current offers are driven by a number of objectives, ranging from a strategic investment to increase the target company’s future dividend capacity (voluntary takeover offer for shares of Deutsche EuroShop AG) to the...more
Japanese courts strike down a poison pill devised and implemented by the board of directors alone- Background- In many jurisdictions, poison pills are devised and implemented by the board of directors without shareholders...more
In our first UK Public Markets Snapshot for 2022, we cover key recent trends and points to watch out for. Headlines Don’t ignore merger arbs – they pile in quick and often need careful handling. Takeover Panel red lines –...more
With this issue we supplement the documentation of public tender offers in Germany by our Morgan Lewis takeover monitor for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons with respect to recent judgments of the German Federal...more
Public tender offers under the German Securities Acquisition and Takeover Act: Offers, results and analyses - Following the lapse of the takeover offer to the shareholders of QIAGEN B.V. caused by the failure to meet the...more
Since the release of our recent article “Poison Pills, NOL Poison Pills and the COVID-19 Pandemic” in midApril, we continue to see a surge in the number of companies implementing poison pills (also referred to as shareholder...more