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New public offers and admissions to trading regime: FCA publishes further details - Highlights for Equity Capital Markets The FCA has published the final version of the new UK Listing Rules (UKLR), which will come into force on 29 July 2024. Designed to help improve the appeal of the UK’s equity capital markets, the new rules represent the most far-reaching reforms of the...
UK Listing regime reforms: FCA publishes final version of new Listing Rules The FCA has published the final version of the new UK Listing Rules (UKLR), which will come into force on 29 July 2024. Designed to help improve the appeal of the UK’s equity capital markets, the new rules represent the most far-reaching reforms of the...
Improving access to EU Capital Markets: Forthcoming legislative changes The European Commission has published near-final versions of legislation designed to simplify EU listing rules, make public capital markets in the EU more attractive for companies and facilitate access to capital, particularly for SMEs. This briefing...
Horizon Scanning: Capital Flows As markets settle into a high interest rate environment, we expect activity to pick up this year. We are cautiously optimistic that 2024 will see increased activity in M&A and capital markets. With sponsors sitting on unprecedented levels of dry...
Listing Regime Reforms: FCA publishes further details of changes and timing Further details of reforms to the listing regime that will take effect later in 2024 were published by the FCA in late December. The long-awaited changes represent the most far-reaching reforms of the listing regime for two decades. This briefing...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange introduces IPO "double dipping" exemption Hong Kong Stock Exchange introduces IPO "double dipping" exemption
UK Prospectus Regime Reforms Approach Next Milestone The final draft Public Offer and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2023, first announced as part of the Edinburgh Reforms last year, have been published and laid before Parliament. The Regulations will lay the foundations for the new UK Prospectus Regime,...
Getting the Deal Through - Debt Capital Markets (United Kingdom) 2023 UK and EU legal and regulatory framework of the debt capital markets, and factors which influence the market, including the documentation and execution of transactions.
(L)IBOR Transition: Headlines and deadlines The LIBOR transition process is in its final stages, with the final five USD LIBOR settings due to cease publication on 30 June 2023. Our latest briefing provides a reminder of the approach to LIBOR transition in loans, bonds and derivatives, and...
FCA publishes blueprint for a new listing regime Radical changes to the listing regime have been proposed by the FCA that are designed to attract more companies to list on the UK Main Market, and to encourage companies that are already UK-listed to retain their UK listing. Among other things, the...
Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 2 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from COVID-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this...
Listed companies: what to expect in 2023 - Part 1 After a year shaped by geopolitical tensions, UK political turmoil, the fall-out from Covid-19 and economic volatility, we look at developments anticipated this year that will affect the rules and expectations around companies listed in the UK. In this...
Improving secondary share issues: Review Group publishes recommendations This briefing looks at the recommendations of the UK Secondary Capital Raising Review for improving secondary (follow-on) equity fundraisings and what they would mean in practice for companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Sustainability: the new driver of corporate decision making ESG considerations are now steering the agenda at board level, with companies and organisations factoring sustainability into key issues within corporate strategy. In this piece, we examine the lead up to this point, exploring the rise of sustainability...
Sustainability: the new driver of corporate decision making ESG considerations are now steering the agenda at board level, with companies and organisations factoring sustainability into key issues within corporate strategy. In this piece, we examine the lead up to this point, exploring the rise of sustainability...