UK, Private Equity, Consumer Financial Products

UK FCA portfolio letter on supervision priorities for asset management and alternatives portfolios

A&O Shearman on 3/10/2025

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a portfolio letter explaining its current supervision priorities for asset management and alternatives. Firms must discuss this letter with their Board, Executive...more

New Year, Similar Concerns: The FCA's 2025 Priorities for UK Private Fund Managers

Goodwin on 3/3/2025

On 26 February 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a portfolio letter (Letter) explaining its supervision priorities for the asset management and alternatives portfolios....more

Sector trends - September 2024: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 10/1/2024

UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector Trends H2 2023 | H1 2024 — Consumer Finance - Current market: Inflexion point for UK & European consumer lending - We are seeing: Significant consolidation activity: ...more

Is the Customer Always Right? PE in Focus as Regulators Tighten Grip on Consumer Facing Companies

Latham & Watkins LLP on 4/5/2023

Consumer-facing companies face an increasingly complex UK regulatory landscape as multiple regulators place the spotlight on consumer rights and protections. A raft of new legislation is set to impact businesses and PE...more

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Consumer Finance

White & Case LLP on 2/28/2020

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

Financial Daily Dose 11.06.2019 | Top Story: Walgreens Boots Working With PE Firms to Go Private

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/6/2019

Bloomberg is reporting that Walgreens Boots is weighing a potential deal “to take the company private in what could become the largest leveraged buyout in history.” PE firms like KKR are apparently in the mix to assist in the...more