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23 February 2012
The landmark sale of Orange Austria to Hutchison Whampoa required structuring not usually seen in private M&A to account for simultaneous on-sale transactions
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09 February 2012
Glencore and Xstrata’s proposed $90 billion (£56.8 billion) recommended all-share merger will be conducted as a scheme of arrangement, includes a £298 million reverse break fee and requires antitrust clearance in five countries
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17 November 2011
Lawyers on the Anglo American/De Beers deal navigated third party pre-emptive equity rights and utilised an anti-embarrassment clause in the $5.1 billion acquisition
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21 September 2011
The anxiously awaited first prosecution under the new UK Bribery Act (UKBA) has surprised the industry
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21 September 2011
Pension provider Pointon York’s formal sale does not expose a loophole in the UK Takeover Panel’s new requirement for bidder identification, a corporate lawyer has warned
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21 September 2011
SABMiller’s A$9.9 billion ($10.2 billion) recommended cash offer for Australian liquor company Foster’s Group is structured through a scheme of arrangement and utilises cash-settled equity swaps, it has been announced
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22 July 2011
The highly unusual solution offered by the Takeover Panel in the Rank saga has highlighted the importance of the incoming changes to the City Code
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22 March 2012
The UK’s competition reforms may increase efficiencies and lower costs, but they could lead to far more individual cartel prosecutions and jeopardise the country’s respected dual-level system for investigations
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12 January 2012
It’s only a matter of time before financial incentives to report US securities and commodities law violations start impacting the UK market, lawyers have warned
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05 October 2011
The first offer announced under the new UK Takeover Code shows how the rules are pushing private equity firms towards different deal structures.