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08 May 2026

M&A – draft revised EU merger guidelines published

The EU Commission has published for consultation its long-awaited draft revised EU merger guidelines. This is the first update since the original …

24 April 2026

Capital markets – FCA review of market soundings on equity offerings

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a multi firm review examining the use and effectiveness of market soundings by wholesale banks on …

27 March 2026

M&A – our sector and broader perspectives for 2026

We have now published the sector and broader perspectives chapter of our global M&A report for 2026. In the first chapter, ‘Hanging out, ‘situationships’ …

27 March 2026

Company law – consultation on UK corporate re-domiciliation regime

The government has published a consultation paper on implementing an inward corporate re-domiciliation regime, which would make it possible for a foreign …

27 March 2026

M&A – government response on changes to mandatory notification sectors under the National Security and Investment Act

The government has published its response following the consultation on proposed amendments to the sectors where notification of transactions under the …

27 March 2026

Public M&A – our latest podcast on offering securities as consideration on a takeover

In the latest episode in our UK public M&A podcast series, we talk about takeovers where the bidder offers securities as consideration.

13 March 2026

Shareholder activism – our latest podcast on shareholder opposition on some recent takeovers by way of scheme

In the latest episode in our UK shareholder activism series, we talk about a number of recent takeovers by way of scheme where target shareholders have …

13 February 2026

M&A – our regional insights for 2026

In our global M&A report for 2026, ‘Hanging out, ‘situationships’ and going official: it’s complicated’, we explored what we saw in M&A in 2025 – from …

13 February 2026

Public M&A and capital markets – Takeover Code changes on share buybacks, companies with DCSSs and IPOs in force

The changes to the Takeover Code on how the Code applies on a share buyback, how it applies to companies with a dual class share structure (DCSS) and the …

16 January 2026

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 …

18 December 2025

Capital markets and listing regime – FCA consultation on listing application process and other minor changes

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Quarterly Consultation Paper 50 (CP 25/35), which includes proposals that aim to simplify the …

05 December 2025

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), …