Will Pearce

A UK scheme of arrangement is a court-approved mechanism under the UK Companies Act 2006 which permits a company to enter into a compromise or arrangement with its shareholders and/or its...

The UK government has announced amendments to the merger control regime which extend its discretionary powers to intervene on national security or public interest grounds. These reforms a...

Over the last two and a half months UK regulators and industry bodies have announced a raft of temporary measures and guidance to assist UK listed companies in meeting their financial rep...

On 27 April 2020, following requests for guidance by remuneration committees of UK listed companies and their advisors, the Investment Association (“IA”) published guidance outlining ...

On April 20, 2020, the UK Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a new £500 million scheme (delivered by the UK Government in partnership with the British Business Bank) to provide convertibl...

On 26 March 2020, the UK Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) issued its revised Standards for Investment Reporting (the “SIRs”), which contain the standards and guidance that repo...

The premium segment of the UK’s Main Market offers investors the benefit of a gold plated package of shareholder rights, corporate governance and corporate disclosure above mandated EU-...

Today, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) has issued a Statement of Policy containing a series of measures intended to assist listed companies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) p...

Today the Pre-Emption Group (“PEG”) announced its expectations with regard to issuers complying with the Pre-Emption Group Principles in light of the unparalleled economic situation c...

On 6 March 2020, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a consultation paper (CP 20/3) which contained a number of proposals with regard to disclosures by listed compani...