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CONSOB Extends Reporting Requirements for Italian-Listed Issuers by 3 Months

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January 14, 2021

More stringent reporting obligations regarding relevant shareholdings and investment objectives for Italian-listed issuers will continue until 13 April 2021. By Antonio Coletti, Guido Bartolomei, Marta Negro, and Isabella Porchia On 13 January 2021, the Italian Securities Commission (CONSOB) adopted Resolution 21672 (the Resolution), further extending for three months the more stringent reporting requirements for relevant shareholdings and investment objectives in certain Italian-listed issuers with high current market value and/or spread ownership structure.…

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What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Four

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December 31, 2020

The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement has now been agreed. So what rules will apply to jurisdiction and foreign judgments in the UK from 1 January 2021? By Oliver Browne and Tom Watret Introduction It has been a long time in the making, but the UK and EU have finally reached an agreement (the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement) on their future relationship after the end of the Brexit transition period, which expires today, 31…

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Don’t Waive Privilege Goodbye: High Court Finds Reliance On Legal Communications Constitutes Waiver Of Privilege

By Jennifer Brough

December 16, 2020

Litigants should take particular care when drafting witness statements to avoid waiving privilege. By Dan Smith and Aisling Billington In Guest Supplies Intl Limited v South Place Hotel Limited, D&D London Limited[i], the UK High Court held that a reference in a witness statement to communications with a legal adviser regarding a key contractual document constituted waiver of legal professional privilege in any relevant communications with that legal adviser.…

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The Rise of Growth Equity — Connecting PE and VC

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December 16, 2020

As private equity targets emerging companies, PE investors are expanding VC deal terms and dynamics. By Mike Turner, Shing Lo, Tom Evans, Robbie McLaren, Farah O’Brien, David Walker, Jon Fox, Katie Peek, and Catherine Campbell Emerging companies have historically been backed by venture capital funds, but as Europe’s startup scene matures, involvement by more traditional private equity investors is growing, particularly in the tech, consumer, and digital…

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CMA Clamps Down on Deals — Navigating the UK’s Increasingly Interventionist Merger Control Regime

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December 16, 2020

The CMA’s efforts to make dynamic, forward-looking assessments of parties’ overlaps will only increase post-Brexit. By John Colahan, Tom Evans, David Little, Jonathan Parker, David Walker, Greg Bonné, Anuj Ghai, and Catherine Campbell Dealmakers must be alert to the increasingly interventionist approach of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), including on transactions with a limited nexus to the UK. Until now, the European Commission has acted as…

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Securing a Successful SPAC Sale — What PE Firms Need to Know

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December 16, 2020

The recent rise to prominence of SPACs provides private equity portfolio companies an alternative method for stock exchange listing and access to the capital markets. By Neil Campbell, Tom Evans, Paul Kukish, Ryan Maierson, David Walker, Suneel Basson-Bhatoa, and Catherine Campbell Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have emerged, somewhat unexpectedly, as the hottest market trend in the US this year, allowing SPAC sponsors to launch shell companies with the goal…

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Scrutinising Supply Chains — New Tools for PE

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December 16, 2020

Sponsors should consider leveraging technologies and diligence practices to tackle today’s increasingly complex supply chains. By Paul Davies, Tom Evans, David Walker, Michael Green, Hannah Berdal, and Catherine Campbell Global supply chains have come under significant pressure in recent years, compounded by the effects of this year’s pandemic and shifting global policy agendas. In our view, supply chain analysis and management will remain critical for sponsors in the coming year…

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Court of Appeal Rules That “Judgments on Judgments” Are Not Registrable for Enforcement Under the Administration of Justice Act 1920

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December 4, 2020

The Court found that the Administration of Justice Act 1920 should be interpreted purposively rather than literally. By Oliver E. Browne and Callum Rodgers The English Court of Appeal has considered for the first time whether the Administration of Justice Act 1920 should be interpreted as permitting the registration of a Commonwealth State judgment in England and Wales, which was itself a judgment enforcing an original judgment given by the courts of a third State.…

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High Court Strikes Out “Largest White Elephant in the History of Group Actions”

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December 2, 2020

A class action by 202,600 claimants arising from the collapse of the Fundão dam in Brazil was struck out as abuse of process. By Sophie Lamb QC, Oliver Middleton, and Tom Watret Background In Município De Mariana & Ors v. BHP Group Plc & Anor (Rev 1),[1] the largest group action in English legal history (by number of claimants) was struck out as an abuse of process by Turner J in the…

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IP in the UK After Brexit: What Does It Mean for UK Business and Trading With the EU?

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December 2, 2020

Owners of registered IP rights and pending IP applications in the EU‎ should carefully consider the complexities of the incoming regime. By Deborah J. Kirk and Terese Saplys On 28 September 2020, the UK government made the Intellectual Property (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (IP Regulations 2020), which amend the intellectual property (IP) regime in the UK to reflect Brexit-related changes once the transition period ends. The IP Regulations 2020 overlap somewhat complexly…

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Insights and opinions on the latest legal, regulatory and market developments impacting international business

Blog Authors

CONSOB Extends Reporting Requirements for Italian-Listed Issuers by 3 Months

What Rules Will Apply to Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments After Brexit? Part Four

Don’t Waive Privilege Goodbye: High Court Finds Reliance On Legal Communications Constitutes Waiver Of Privilege

The Rise of Growth Equity — Connecting PE and VC

CMA Clamps Down on Deals — Navigating the UK’s Increasingly Interventionist Merger Control Regime

Securing a Successful SPAC Sale — What PE Firms Need to Know

Scrutinising Supply Chains — New Tools for PE

Court of Appeal Rules That “Judgments on Judgments” Are Not Registrable for Enforcement Under the Administration of Justice Act 1920

High Court Strikes Out “Largest White Elephant in the History of Group Actions”

IP in the UK After Brexit: What Does It Mean for UK Business and Trading With the EU?

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