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Company law and M&A – UK Government department DBT renamed DBIST and assumes wider responsibilities
The Investment Security Unit, which assesses transactions for national security risks, moves into expanded business department in Government reorganisation
Corporate update – our latest half-yearly briefing on developments in UK corporate law and regulation
The briefing covers developments in company law, contract law, M&A, the listing regime, capital markets, corporate reporting and ESG
UK listing regime – FCA’s latest guidance on UK Listing and Transparency Rules
Primary Market Bulletin 64 identifies shortfalls in total voting rights notifications and significant transaction announcements, and sets out where …
Taxation – draft legislation paves the way for a new UK Securities Transfer Tax
Under the new regime, stamp duty and Stamp Duty Reserve Tax will be replaced with a single self-assessed levy payable by purchasers
Public M&A – UK Takeover Panel consults on miscellaneous changes to the Takeover Code
The proposals cover a range of topics including when voting and share restriction agreements will mean parties are acting in concert and the application …
UK Takeover Panel consults on miscellaneous changes to the Takeover Code
The proposals cover a range of topics including when voting and share restriction agreements will mean parties are acting in concert and the application …
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 …
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 …
M&A – pre-signing pressures in M&A
Sophie Thompson, Yasmin Jackson and Antonia Kirkby of Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP have written an article for PLC Magazine in which they consider …
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 …
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’ …
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.
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