United Kingdom: M&A/Private Equity

The Government has issued a consultation entitled "Refining Our Competition Regime" (the Consultation), on a package of proposed legislative changes...

On 20 January 2026, the UK's Department for Business & Trade launched a consultation on a significant overhaul of the Competition Market Authority's regime, aiming to "promote effective competition, support economic growth, and deliver benefits for consumers and businesses, while maintaining the independence of the CMA".

It has been a busy year for European financing markets, with robust demand for refinancings driving volume. The fourth quarter of 2025 likely will see more transactions coming to market...

As previewed in our previous post (here), the UK government has announced a wide‑ranging package of proposed ‘refinements' to the UK mergers regime...

The most sophisticated investors are no longer defining themselves by the instruments they use but by the outcomes they deliver: control, alignment, and return in a world where capital is private by design.

On 19 January 2026, a new UK prospectus regime, under the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024 (the "New Prospectus Rules") took effect.

The Private Equity Reporting Group (PERG) has published its annual report on the private equity industry's compliance with the...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its Quarterly Consultation Paper 50 (CP 25/35), which includes proposals that aim...

On December 9, 2025, the European Parliament and the Council concluded a deal in the trilogue negotiations on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...