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UK Listed Companies: Key Legal Developments in 2020

January 23, 2020

Latham explores the primary legal developments for issuers and their advisers in the year ahead. By Chris Horton, James Inness, and Connor Cahalane The regulatory regime and disclosure requirements for listed companies in the UK will continue to evolve in 2020. Issuers and their advisers should be aware of the key legal developments that will occur during this year, including FCA consultations, ESMA guidelines and reports, and measures to increase corporate transparency. For…

US Baseball Scandal Provides Valuable Lessons on Corporate Culture

January 22, 2020

The Commissioner held senior leadership accountable for illegal “sign-stealing”, even though the conduct generally involved players and low-level operations employees. By Nathan H. Seltzer, David Berman, Christopher D’Agostino, and Nell Perks On 13 January 2020, the Major League Baseball Commissioner handed down significant punishment (including fines and suspension) to the Houston Astros baseball team and its managers following an investigation into “sign-stealing” (a practice that violates the Major League Baseball Regulations) during…

Open Finance: The Next Frontier in Fintech?

January 22, 2020

Call for input: Industry needs to engage as the FCA moves forward on its transformative vision for open finance. By Stuart Davis and Brett Carr Imagine a world in which you could access your bank accounts, credit cards, mortgage, pensions, savings accounts and ISAs, brokerage account, home and car insurance, life insurance, and other financial products on one user interface or app, even if each of those products is held with a different provider. Then,…

Introducing Latham’s Guide to Acquiring a US Public Company

January 20, 2020

Considerations for non-US acquirers looking to buy a publicly traded US-based company in a negotiated (i.e., friendly) transaction. By Thomas W. Christopher, Bradley C. Faris, Alexander B. Johnson, Amanda P. Reeves, Les P. Carnegie, Kristin N. Murphy, and Kaitlin Verber In 2019, the public M&A market in the US continued at a strong level. A total of 198 M&A deals with equity values over US$100 million were announced with…

EU Launches €1 Trillion European Green Deal Investment Plan

January 15, 2020

The European Commission has also established a mechanism to assist the transition of regions that will be more profoundly impacted by the 2050 carbon-neutrality target. By Paul A. Davies and Michael D. Green On 11 December 2019, the European Union announced that it would enshrine into legislation its goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 (see “EU Commission Formally Announces European Green Deal”). The European Green Deal Investment Plan serves as the European…

Financing the Road to Green

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

January 14, 2020

How companies that are unable to issue green bonds can still participate in sustainable finance. By Paul A. Davies, Aaron E. Franklin, and Kristina S. Wyatt If the 2010s were the decade in which green bonds took hold, the 2020s will be the decade in which sustainable finance hits the broader marketplace. The green bond market has hit its stride, with issuances reaching well over US$200 billion in 2019. Attaining that figure is…

CARB Attempts to Contain LCFS Credit Prices

January 13, 2020

In recent LCFS amendments, CARB introduced a new price cap on all LCFS credit transfers and authorized limited future credit borrowing. By Joshua T. Bledsoe, Brian F. McCall, and Kevin A. Homrighausen On November 21, 2019, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) passed Resolution 19-27, approving several amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program designed to foster stability in the LCFS market and promote access to electric vehicle (EV) transportation…

Crypto Coming of Age: UK Regulation Hits Cryptoasset Business

January 10, 2020

New regulatory requirements, including registration and customer disclosure requirements, apply to regulated and unregulated persons carrying on relevant cryptoasset business. By Stuart Davis and Sam Maxson On 20 December 2019, the UK government published the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (the Amending Regulations). The Amending Regulations update the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the MLRs) to meet the UK’s obligation to transpose…

ESG in 2020: 10 Things to Look Out For

January 9, 2020

Governments as well as investors and companies will continue to actively address environmental, social, and governance issues this year. By Paul A. Davies, James R. Barrett, Michael D. Green, Aaron E. Franklin, and Kristina S. Wyatt Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) was more prominent than ever in 2019, as issues such as climate change and corporate responsibility regularly appeared in news cycles worldwide. This year, observers can expect even more focus…

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