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We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer 2025 review examines these developments and provides practical...more
As we move to the end of the 2025 AGM season, we have updated our analysis of how FTSE 350 companies have held their AGMs since January. Our review highlights emerging trends in shareholder communications, the evolution of...more
When a client seeks legal advice from a lawyer, the confidential communications between them, which are made for the sole or dominant purpose of seeking and receiving legal advice, are protected by legal professional...more
The Shareholder Rule is a legal doctrine under which a company is generally precluded from asserting legal professional privilege to withhold documents from a shareholder in the course of litigation involving both the company...more
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
In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we cover the following developments: • Consultation by the UK Takeover Panel on IPO Disclosures and Dual Class Share Structures - • The Publication of the UK FCA’s...more
The Digitisation Taskforce has published its final report, recommending a three-step plan to modernise the UK shareholding framework by eliminating paper share certificates and transitioning to a fully digitised and...more
Yesterday in a landmark decision, Jardine Strategic Limited v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and others, the Privy Council, on appeal from Bermuda’s Court of Appeal, has changed the law....more
WHAT ARE THE KEY DRIVERS FOR REFORM? The UK Treasury ("HMT") noted the following as drivers for reform: A key challenge for private companies is that, at early stages in their growth, there are no standardised ways...more
In a much-anticipated judgment (Saipem SPA & Ors v Petrofac Limited & Anor [2025] EWCA Civ 821), the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s sanction of Petrofac’s restructuring plans (the Plans). Petrofac was...more
PS35 provides further guidance on how the Panel usually applies Rule 28 (profit forecasts and quantified financial benefits statements) in practice. Rule 28 lays out relatively stringent regulatory obligations/reporting...more
PS36 provides guidance on how the Panel usually applies Takeover Code provisions relating to an unlisted share alternative to a cash offer (stub equity), emphasising that the Panel should be consulted at an early stage...more
Final report recommends the digitisation of UK shareholdings through a fully intermediated system of shareholding, with an interim phase of digitised share registers....more
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
FCA finalises rules for PISCES – new secondary private stock market – On 10 June 2025, the FCA issued its final rules for the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange ("PISCES"). PISCES is a new type of private...more
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
As noted in the April edition of this newsletter, the FCA consulted in February 2024 and November 2024 on proposed measures to update and streamline its enforcement guide and to increase transparency in how it goes about...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
Following ASIC’s recent discussion paper and symposium on the dynamics between private and public markets, market commentators have expressed concerns regarding the length and complexity of public market transaction...more
As the 2025 AGM and reporting season passes its peak, we have produced a note of our reflections on what we’ve seen in the market so far this year, and developments we’re expecting in the coming months. The key themes...more
The English Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Saxon Woods Investments Limited v. Francesco Costa ([2025] EWCA Civ 708) provides clarification on the application of directors’ fiduciary duties and the interpretation of good...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
Businesses that award shares, options or other securities to UK employees, directors or officer holders need to be aware of the July 6 deadline to submit an Employment Related Securities (ERS) annual return to HM Revenue &...more
The Petrofac group, a leading international service provider to the energy and infrastructure industries, has successfully obtained an order sanctioning two inter-conditional restructuring plans (Plans). We explore here the...more