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Leading Practices In Private Equity: How A PE Firm Can Stand Out From The Crowd

Private equity's (PE's) advantage over the public markets has narrowed. For several decades, PE's superior performance attracted capital—and rewarded investors—so well that the PE industry grew far faster than the economy.

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

UK Government Consults On Expanding NSIA Mandatory Regime To Include Water Sector And Streamlining Changes

On 22 July 2025, the UK government launched a long-awaited consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CMA Announces Proposals To 'Transform' Its Market Interventions

The CMA has announced a "timely shift" in how it intends to use its market intervention powers (which we have recapped at the bottom of this blog post)...

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK National Security And Investment Act: Reducing Red Tape?

The UK government has published its latest annual report on the functioning of the UK's investment screening regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) as well as announcing its intention...

United Kingdom Government

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A&O Shearman

TUPE Takeaways: Top Tips When Restructuring Your Business

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Mark Veldon, Co-Head Of EMEA At AlixPartners, Comments On Today's European Central Bank Rate Decision (24.07)

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Buying A UK Company? Don't Overlook National Security Notifications

United Kingdom Commercial

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Spencer West

Proposed Mini-Reforms To The National Security And Investment Act 2021

United Kingdom Government

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Addleshaw Goddard

Why M&A Strategy Should Be A Top Priority For Every Grocer

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Office Of The Scottish Charities Regulator: Recent And Upcoming Legislative Changes

United Kingdom Commercial

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Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP

Capital Markets – FCA Rules For New UK Prospectus Regime Published

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Public M&A – Our Latest Public M&A Podcast

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Finds Private Equity Fund Bound By Its Agent Acting With Apparent/ostensible Authority

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FAQs – What US Clients Need To Know About PISCES – A New Secondary Private Stock Market In The UK

Worldwide Commercial

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Mayer Brown

S5:E9 – Twin Property Developers Tom And Jack Atha: Building Atha Properties From The Ground Up (Video)

United Kingdom Real Estate

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Square One

Scheme Sessions Vol1.2025 - A Year Of The New DB Funding Regime: Where Are We Now? (Video)

United Kingdom Employment

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Gowling WLG

UK Immigration Overhaul – Key Changes From 22 July 2025

United Kingdom Immigration

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WestBridge Business Immigration

DORA Delegated Regulation On Threat-Led Penetration Testing Published In Official Journal

European Union Finance

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A AssS-To-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

The FCA Confirms Its Bold Reforms Of The UK Prospectus Regime

a positive deregulation – expected to be leveraged by small and mid-cap companies initially as market practice develops; US securities law requirements...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

FCA Finalises Changes To The UK's Public Offers Of Securities Regime

The changes, which follow reforms to the circumstances in which a company or other entity may offer its equity securities to the public, bring rule-making power closer to the regulator...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

A&O Shearman Boardroom Briefing: Key Issues For Directors And Senior Management Of UK Public Companies

Welcome to our latest edition of Boardroom briefing, where we explore the latest legal developments facing UK boards in a rapidly evolving world.

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Why The Football Governance Bill Is Good News For Investors And Fans Alike

With the Football Governance Bill soon to enter law, Private Equity & Financial Sponsors partner Alex Dixon looks at investment into the sport, and the impact that stronger governance might have on clubs for City AM.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Assets In The UK And Inheritance Tax – Planning Opportunities Available For Certain Individuals

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

New Prospectus Rules Announced – Top Takeaways

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

High Court Refuses Bond Issuer's Interim Mandatory Injunction Application Seeking To Compel Release Of Funds By Settlement Agent

United Kingdom Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Trials And Tribulations Of Interest Withholding Tax

United Kingdom Tax

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Macfarlanes LLP

Current European Trends In Private Equity Management Equity Plans (MEPs)

United Kingdom Tax

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Alvarez & Marsal

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso - Episode 14: Even My Coffee Needs Coffee: Mergerspresso In New York (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Addleshaw Goddard

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Convergence And Flexibility: LP Clawback Provisions In Private Funds

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The UK Takeover Panel's Guidance On "Stub Equity" In Take-Private Transactions

United Kingdom Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Panel Practice Statement On Unlisted Share Alternatives (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Restructuring Plans Post-Petrofac: How To Demonstrate That The Benefits Of A Restructuring Have Been Allocated Fairly

On 1 July, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's decision1 to sanction the restructuring plans proposed by two Petrofac group companies as they did not consider that...

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Macfarlanes LLP

Convergence And Flexibility: LP Clawback Provisions In Private Funds

A majority of private fund managers set the clawback limit at 25%, but they calculate the clawback differently depending on fund type.

United Kingdom Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The UK Takeover Panel's Guidance On "Stub Equity" In Take-Private Transactions

On 3 July 2025, the UK Takeover Panel (Panel) published a new Practice Statement 36 (PS 36), which provides formal guidance on how the Panel will interpret and apply the Takeover Code...

United Kingdom Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Panel Practice Statement On Unlisted Share Alternatives (Podcast)

In this episode, we talk about Practice Statement 36 which has recently been published by the UK Takeover Panel on unlisted share alternatives.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Creative Deal Structures Help Life Sciences Innovators Ride Out The Macro Storm

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Navigating Single Asset Continuation Funds: Part 2

In the first part of our discussion of single asset continuation funds (SACFs), we discussed portfolio company characteristics and deal dynamics which now seem to characterise this market.

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

EC's Merger Control Assessment Of Basic Industries M&A Focuses On Capacity And "Pivotality"

Many companies active in chemicals, steel and other basic industries are no strangers to the need to factor in merger control risk when assessing the feasibility...

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

EC To Take Account Of The Need For "Defence Readiness" In Its Merger Control And Antitrust Enforcement

In the context of escalating geopolitical tensions and a growing emphasis on the EU's strategic autonomy, the EC has unveiled its "Defence Readiness Omnibus"—a package of measures...

European Union Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

UK Merger Control To See Faster Reviews, Clarified Jurisdictional Tests And Less Intervention In Global Deals

The CMA has launched a consultation on proposed changes to its mergers guidance on jurisdiction and procedure and its mergers notice template.

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Investing In Investors: Fund Manager M&A From GP Stakes To Strategic Acquisitions

United Kingdom Finance

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Macfarlanes LLP

Government Sets Out Intended Future Reforms To Corporate Law In Its Modern Industrial Strategy

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

The Expanding Reach Of Environmental Criminal Law

United Kingdom Environment

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Devonshires

UK Merger Control To See Faster Reviews And Clarified Jurisdictional Tests

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Reflections On The 2025 AGM And Reporting Season

United Kingdom Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Buy Complexity, Sell Clarity: Why Buying Carve-outs Is Private Equity's Smartest Bet Right Now

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

What Have We Learned From Over $1bn Of Cloud And Infrastructure Optimization?

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Corporate Finance Soundbite: Mergerspresso
Episode 13: What's Surprising Us In 2025 (Podcast)

United Kingdom Finance

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Addleshaw Goddard

Travers Smith's Alternative Insights: Secondary Market Liquidity Before Exit: Old Wine In New Bottles? (Podcast)

United Kingdom Commercial

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Travers Smith LLP

Leading Practices In Private Equity: PE Firms Are More Alike Than Not

United Kingdom Commercial

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AlixPartners

Heavy Goods, Hazards And New Horizons: Challenges And Opportunities In UK Haulage

United Kingdom Insolvency

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Addleshaw Goddard

The Year In UK Mergers: Long-term Trends And Highlights From 2024/25

United Kingdom Commercial

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Macfarlanes LLP

A Practitioner's Perspective: Four Keys To Success For A SaaS-to-AI Transition

United Kingdom Technology

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AlixPartners

Renewed Interest From Antitrust Agencies In Strategic Minority Investors, As European Commission Fines Delivery Hero And Glovo

United Kingdom Anti-trust

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Macfarlanes LLP

UK Merger Control In 2024/25: Key Takeaways

United Kingdom Commercial

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WilmerHale

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Addleshaw Goddard

2 Minutes With Lucie Burniston (Video)

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Memery Crystal

Developing The General Counsel And Law Firm Relationship (Video)

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Crafty Counsel

Let's Talk Antitrust: UK Merger Control Reforms (Video)

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Norton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong

Sovereign Group And PRO Partner Group One Year Post Acquisition (Video)

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The Sovereign Group

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