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New EU guidelines on acquisitions and increases in financial holdings in regulated entities

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • December 31 2008

On 18 December 2008, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), CEIOPS and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published their guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in financial holdings as required by Directive 200744EC on the procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector

Takeover Code recent developments

  • Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • January 29 2009

In December 2008, the Takeover Panel published two response statements making various changes to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers

FSA speech - hedge funds and private equity

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 21 2008

The FSA has published a speech by Dan Waters (Director of Retail Policy and Themes and Sector Leader, Asset Management, FSA) entitled Hedge Funds and Private Equity

Takeovers update

  • Bircham Dyson Bell
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 30 2007

As discussed in the January 2007 edition of this Bulletin, the 2006 Act contains provisions to extend the new regime, originally introduced in May 2006 for takeovers of fully listed companies, to all companies affected by the Takeover Code (the Code

Takeover offers for English companies with U.S. shareholders: some considerations for bidders

  • Jones Day
  • -
  • United Kingdom, USA
  • -
  • July 3 2007

This Commentary considers some of the legal and regulatory issues that arise when a securities exchange offer is made for an English target company that has a substantial shareholder base or a secondary listing in the United States

Market Watch Newsletter

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 9 2007

The FSA has published issue 21 of its Market Watch newsletter

FSA review on inside information

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 5 2007

In March 2006 the FSA first published the findings from its Occasional Paper on measuring the cleanliness of the UK financial markets

The Budget and its impact on the investment funds sector

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • March 19 2008

Whilst there was very little in the Budget that had not already been flagged in Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Report or subsequent announcements, it is worth revisiting the various measures and their impact on the industry

BVCA publishes guidance for private equity firms on FSA regulatory reporting

  • Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 1 2008

On July 24, the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) published two legal bulletins to help private equity firms understand the new regulatory capital reporting requirements due to be introduced by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) with effect from September

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive: how it will affect UK fund managers

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 24 2009

In April 2009 the European Commission published its politically charged draft Directive on regulating Alternative Investment Fund Managers ("AIFMs"

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