Corporate Notes

King’s Speech – bill to tackle late payments and other points of interest for corporates

In the King’s Speech, which set out the government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming parliamentary session, the government announced legislation to …

Capital markets and private capital – LSE publishes rules to launch its Private Securities Market

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has launched its Private Securities Market (PSM) – its PISCES platform – and published its Private Securities Market …

M&A – our 2026 global M&A outlook

We have published our latest annual global M&A report, titled “Hanging out, ‘situationships’ and going official – it’s complicated”. This time last year …

Private equity – PERG annual report on compliance with the Walker Guidelines

The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its annual report on the private equity industry’s compliance with the Walker Guidelines for …

Public M&A and capital markets – Takeover Code changes on companies with a dual class share structure, IPOs and share buybacks

The Takeover Panel has published changes to the Takeover Code (RS 2025/1) on how the Code applies to companies with a dual class share structure (DCSS), …

Public M&A – Takeover Panel consultation paper and two new practice statements

The Takeover Panel has published a consultation paper (PCP 2025/1) on dual class share structures, IPOs and share buybacks. It has also published two new …

US Advances Retaliatory Tax Measures: What Private Capital Professionals Need to Know

M&A – UK Guide

Half-yearly corporate update – our latest briefing

M&A – first Phase 2 investigation under EU FSR regime

The European Commission has opened its first in-depth (Phase 2) investigation under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

Venture Capital 2024

We are pleased to announce that HSF has authored the Chambers and Partners Global Practice Guides for Venture Capital 2024. The Law and Practice article …

M&A – reforms to UK merger control in the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act

The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act), which received Royal Assent on 24 May 2024, will introduce significant changes to the …