Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 1, 2024

In the dynamic landscape of investment, where change and uncertainty are dominant features, the Investor Forum, has undertaken a comprehensive assessment of the pivotal dialogues between UK listed companies and their institutional investors.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 4, 2024

Company laws in many European countries have traditionally adhered to a legal capital system, and most countries have required founders to contribute a minimum amount of capital to form a private limited company. Bebchuk and Assaf Hamdani. more…)

Banking 124

Banking Finance 124

Benzinga

JUNE 15, 2022

NYSE: KBR ) has agreed to buy U.K.-based based VIMA Group, a provider of digital transformation solutions to the defense and other public sector clients, for up to. Full story available on Benzinga.com.

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Benzinga

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The company has also announced a strategic investment of approximately £1.5 Immuron Limited (NASDAQ: IMRN ) signed a strategic investment and option agreement with Ateria Health Limited for an upfront cash investment of £1.48 million (A$2.6 million) to acquire an initial 17.5% of Ateria Health.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 3, 2024

Rowe Price, on Monday, April 29, 2024 Tags: Environmental , ESG , Proxy voting , Shareholders , social , voting results UK Takeover Panel Proposes Narrowing the Scope of Companies Subject to the Takeover Code Posted by Bruce Embley, Simon Toms, and Craig Kelly, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, on Monday, April 29, 2024 Tags: NASDAQ , NYSE (..)

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Reynolds Holding

APRIL 30, 2024

On April 24, 2024, the UK’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Panel”) published a consultation paper which proposes to narrow the scope of the companies to which the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the “Code”) applies. The Code currently applies to UK-registered companies that are also UK-listed.

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Marketability 45

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 17, 2023

Hectic reform activity is currently under way, including a set of proposals by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) designed to make the UK listing regime ‘more straightforward’, justified on the basis the FCA wants ‘to make sure that the UK public markets remain an attractive and trusted place to list companies to support growth and innovation.’

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Marketability Equity Finance 189

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 2, 2023

US private equity group has backing of Industrials Reit board for £700mn deal

Equity 97

Equity 97

Financial Times M&A

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Broker says overseas rivals are looking to buy out British groups as it faces 33% drop in its revenue

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Harvard Corporate Governance

MAY 10, 2023

In February 2023 the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published “ Discussion Paper DP23/1: Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms.” financial institutions of various kinds) in the UK and comments are due by May 10, 2023. Strine, Jr.

Finance 252

Finance 252

Benzinga

APRIL 26, 2024

Activist investor Elliott Management has quietly built a $1 billion stake in Anglo American (OTCQX: NGLOY ), adding pressure to the UK-listed mining giant after it became the target of a $39 billion takeover bid from BHP Group (NYSE: BHP ). Full story available on Benzinga.com

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Financial Times M&A

JULY 23, 2022

Deal will bring together British, French and Chinese governments in competition with Musk’s Starlink

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The Guardian M&A

MARCH 28, 2024

Media companies to combine publishing and advertising platforms to target gen Z and millennials The Independent will take control of BuzzFeed and HuffPost in the UK and Ireland with the intention to create “Britain’s biggest publisher network for gen Z and millennial audiences”, the publishers have said.

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Technology 102

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition, understanding the interplay among the global regulators – especially the UK CMA, EC, China’s SAMR, and the US antitrust agencies, as well as CFIUS and the European, Asian and UK national security regulators – will be critical for boards to effectively evaluate risks and successfully execute their M&A projects.

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Banking Marketability 255

Harvard Corporate Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Posted by Luke Meynell, Russell Reynolds Associates, on Monday, November 20, 2023 Editor's Note: Luke Meynell Co-leads the Board & CEO Advisory Partners in the UK at Russell Reynolds Associates. Our analysis of the 1,822 companies listed on the world’s leading stock indices reveals 142 CEOs left their positions so far this year.

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The Guardian M&A

JANUARY 30, 2024

Lucy Frazer, the culture secretary, issued the pre-emptive action order after RedBird IMI’s last-minute move to create a new UK holding company to house the Telegraph and the Spectator if its complex deal with the Barclay family to take control goes through. Continue reading.

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Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

(discussed on the Forum here ) by Scott Hirst, Kobi Kastiel, and Tamar Kricheli-Katz; Does Enlightened Shareholder Value add Value (discussed on the Forum here ) by Lucian Bebchuk, Kobi Kastiel, Roberto Tallarita; and Companies Should Maximize Shareholder Welfare Not Market Value (discussed on the Forum here ) by Oliver D.

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Compliance Marketability 274

Benzinga

MAY 3, 2024

This week, Reuters reported that Glencore, which is based in Switzerland, is considering a bid for the UK miner. "We Last week, Australia-headquartered BHP said it had made a $39 billion offer for London-based Anglo, which swiftly rejected the proposal as too low.

Marketability 116

Marketability 116

The Guardian M&A

MARCH 1, 2024

UK haulage firm employs 20,000 people and customers include Asda, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose Business live – latest updates Bosses at the UK haulage company Wincanton have thrown their support behind a £762m takeover offer from the US logistics business GXO and dropped their backing for a rival bid.

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The Guardian M&A

APRIL 26, 2024

UK company’s offer from Thoma Bravo is 44% higher than average share price over past three months The Cambridge-based cybersecurity and artificial intelligence company Darktrace is likely to become the latest British technology champion to be swallowed up by a US suitor, after it agreed a $5.3bn (£4.2bn) sale to US private equity business Thoma Bravo. (..)

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Equity Technology 76

The Guardian M&A

APRIL 16, 2024

International Paper settles all-share deal after tussle with British rival Mondi Business live – latest updates The FTSE 100 UK packaging firm DS Smith is to be taken over by a bigger US rival, International Paper, after the companies agreed a £5.8bn all-share deal.

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IVSC

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Prior to joining CMA, he held several senior positions in financial services regulation with the Investment Management Regulatory Organization and latterly the Financial Services Authority, UK from 1990 to 1997. Prior to then he held various accounting and auditing roles in East Africa and the UK.

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Banking Start-ups Marketability Finance 246

Benzinga

APRIL 29, 2024

Founded in 1950, Camlab is based in Cambridge, UK which is UK and Europe's largest biotechnology cluster, consisting of more than 30 science and technology parks within 10 miles of the city. The acquisition of Camlab bolsters Calibre Scientific's growing product and service portfolio across the United Kingdom.

Technology 40

Technology 40

Financial Times M&A

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Hedge funds take aim at chief executive of UK gambling company

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The Guardian M&A

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Rather, it could be indifference, or so it seems, towards sub-£1bn UK companies that have been around for years. The current extraordinary bid battle for Chippenham-based Wincanton , the last UK-listed logistics firm, shows how the London market – or part of it – sometimes doesn’t know how to value what it’s got.

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Marketability 81

Accountancy Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Fewer than one in 10 UK businesses have succession planning fully integrated into their strategy, despite 30% of companies demonstrating a widespread recognition of its importance, according to new research from Azets. Overall, UK businesses score six out of 10 for succession planning.

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Corporate Finance Finance Marketability 52

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 2, 2022

Climate change is a key systemic risk, representing both a strategic and business challenge for all companies in our portfolios. We believe climate change poses a systemic risk to all companies in our portfolios. rst approach our climate-related disclosure expectations with companies through engagements. Voting and Engagement.

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Marketability 290

Accountancy Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Headquartered in Richmond, London, The Vegner Group provides property management and building surveying services to property professionals and their clients, including residential asset management companies, property owners, landlords and developers. This sale represents another landmark deal for the UK property management sector.

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Corporate Finance Finance Equity Marketability 80

Financial Times M&A

MARCH 26, 2024

US-based group bids for UK company after £6.2bn deal already reached with packaging rival Mondi

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Vested

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Well, you're in good company - over 14,000 UK-based businesses have launched an EMI scheme. An initiative of HMRC, EMI is designed to empower UK businesses, allowing them to offer share options to their employees in the most tax-efficient way possible. If you don't know what I'm talking about, I'll catch you up.

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Law 360 M&A

MARCH 20, 2024

Nationwide Building Society said Thursday that it will buy Virgin Money UK for £2.9 billion) in cash, in a deal backed by the boards of both companies. billion ($3.7

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Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 25, 2022

Posted by Phillippa O’Connor and Tom Gosling, PricewaterhouseCoopers UK, on Saturday, June 25, 2022 Editor's Note: Phillippa O’Connor is a Reward & Employment Leader at PwC United Kingdom, and Tom Gosling is an Executive Fellow in the Department of Finance at London Business School. This post is based on their PwC UK memorandum.

Finance 240

Finance Marketability 240

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 23, 2023

In January 2023, the European Union adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires EU and non-EU companies with activities in the EU to file annual sustainability reports alongside their financial statements. The ESRS soon will become law and will apply directly in all 27 EU member states, but not in the UK.

Compliance 189

Compliance 189

Financial Times M&A

APRIL 11, 2024

Self-storage company set to become latest group to leave UK stock market

Marketability 64

Marketability 64

Benzinga

JANUARY 31, 2024

Vodafone Group Plc (NASDAQ: VOD ) stock is trading lower Wednesday as the UK antitrust regulator , Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), began its Phase 1 investigation into Vodafone UK’s joint venture agreement with CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd (OTC: CKHUY ) (OTC: CKHUF ) Three UK.

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Marketability Equity 52

Vested

JANUARY 2, 2024

Each year, every UK company files a set of accounts with Companies House. But if your company is not in the 65% already using software to do that, keep reading!

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The Guardian M&A

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

UK government forced sale of ‘alt-net’ broadband provider Upp on national security grounds Virgin Media 02 is to buy a British broadband company owned by a Russian oligarch-backed investment company, after the government forced its sale on national security grounds.

Technology 72

Technology 72