05 Dec, 2024 European and UK banks: growth and consolidation By Sundeep Kapila Nick Jones Bethan Rodden Laura Hibbert +1 more... Show less Financial sector commentators have long-awaited consolidation amongst the fragmented European and UK banking sector, potentially creating...
20 Aug, 2024 POP’ing it like the FCA By Chris Ranson Richard Ho Tom Godwin Claire Harrop Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less The FCA recently published a consultation paper (CP24/13) setting out its proposed rules for the new public offer platform (POP) regime....
09 Jul, 2024 The Future is Suite: The “Hotelisation” of Real Estate By William Kellett Eleanor Turner Lydia Kent-Smith As keen observers of the real estate market, a key theme that we have seen emerging in the post-pandemic landscape is the “hotelisation”...
15 May, 2024 Introducing the new UK securitisation rules By Jessica Wrigley Andrew Heathcote Joana Fragata On 30 April 2024, the FCA and PRA published their new UK securitisation rules. Together with the Securitisation Regulations 2024, these...
03 May, 2024 The Digital Securities Sandbox: a new model for trading and settlement in the UK? By James Smethurst Christopher Bernard Olivia Davies On 3 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) published a consultation paper setting out their...
18 Mar, 2024 The Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) By James Smethurst Tom Godwin Richard Ho Regina Erie Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +3 more... Show less This blog considers the recent HM Treasury (HMT) consultation on the proposed trial of a new ‘Private Intermittent Securities and Capital...
29 Feb, 2024 Building a greener tomorrow: strategies for decarbonising the built environment in the UK By Hannah Etim-Gorst Tom Wallis Shiyao Zhu Lydia Kent-Smith Jake Reynolds Holly Housden +3 more... Show less With approximately 40 per cent of carbon emissions arising from the built environment, countries across the world are coming together in...
08 Feb, 2024 Road to CRD 6 – Even more red tape for FIG M&A? By Jan Struckmann Daniel Klingenbrunn Cesario Bosco Initially proposed by the EU Commission in 2021, the EU Banking Package is now taking its final shape. The co-legislators have reached a...
19 Dec, 2023 Financial services and capital markets in CEE – key regulatory and legal trends in 2023-2024 By Florian Klimscha Stephan Pachinger Anouschka Zagorski Victoria Bazil Eva Schneider +2 more... Show less In the constantly evolving landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), financial services and capital markets face a vibrant...
14 Dec, 2023 The EU Adaptation of Important Chapter 11 Provisions By Ken Baird Katharina Crinson Guilhem Bremond Michael Broeders Charlotte Ausema Jan-Philip Wilde Ana Lopez Silvia Angos Mark Liscio Samantha Braunstein +7 more... Show less This article was first published on Global Restructuring Review in November 2023; for further in-depth analysis, please visit the GRR...
23 Nov, 2023 Capital Solutions for Real Estate By Tom Wallis Roger Schofield Real Estate sponsors looking to refinance or exit their investments are doing so in a significantly changed environment from when their...
29 Aug, 2023 The Public Offer Platform By Chris Ranson Claire Harrop Richard Ho Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy +2 more... Show less A new regulated activity Following on from our previous blog post, The Future of Prospectuses in the UK, the FCA has recently published...