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On Tuesday 18 March, a draft legislative Act was published and opened up for public consultation (see here). Dutch Parliament has...
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In recent months, there have been numerous instances of activist investors in investment grade bonds arguing that certain (very common)...
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On 12 March, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) kicked off the next round of outreach in its “evolving approach to merger...
On Friday 7 March, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the ACM) announced that it was investigating the acquisition of...
The FCA is consulting on proposals to allow retail investors in the UK to access corporate bonds alongside institutional investors. This...
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On 13 February 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published a consultation paper on the revision of the...
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19 February 2025 UPDATE: Following sanction of the English RP, Justice Linda Chan of the Hong Kong High Court sanctioned Sino Ocean...
An important element of the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is the introduction of the public offer platform...
As 2025 begins, we expect to see activity in the global financing markets in the year ahead to be shaped by: macro-economic influences,...
New rules in the UK allow Companies House to share non-public information with insolvency officeholders and the Official Receiver. While...
On 13 December 2024, EU member states agreed on a ‘partial’ general approach to the harmonisation of insolvency law. Two years ago, on 7...
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Financial sector commentators have long-awaited consolidation amongst the fragmented European and UK banking sector, potentially creating...