Compensating non-material damages based on Article 82 GDPR – is there a de minimis threshold?
Insight
Shareholder activists poised for a resurgence in 2021
As the dust begins to settle, shareholder activists are making a comeback
Alert
ESG is everywhere (even in leveraged loans) and everyone’s an expert – here are three talking points to make you look like one
European Leveraged Finance Client Alert Series: February 2021
Alert
SHRD II - CONSOB approves new rules for remuneration reporting, related parties transactions and engagement policies
Insight
Leisure industry readies for distress amid prolonged lockdowns
Despite encouraging signs that economies could reopen as COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out, additional waves of infections and extended travel restrictions weigh heavily on the leisure and hospitality industry
Alert
KBR – no paradigm shift for the SFO. We look back at what is.
Alert
Schemes and Restructuring Plans: Challenging Times?
Alert
Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell Plc: UK Supreme Court allows Nigerian citizens' environmental damage claim to proceed against UK parent company
Alert
Solar tariffs in France: The 2021 finance law and the renegotiation of power purchase agreements
Alert
Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: The Final Report
Alert
Global Hydrogen Guide: Emerging Policy and Regulatory Initiatives
Alert
Construction contracts: who bears the risk of cost overruns?
Alert
Short selling bans and market restrictions – Considerations for investors
This alert reviews the steps taken by the various market regulators across the EU in response to market volatility
Insight
SPACs on track to drive M&A leveraged loan issuance
Record SPAC issuance is expected to boost M&A activity, supporting additional leveraged finance issuance, while financial sponsors take advantage of the opportunity to exit existing investments.
Article
Towards a more robust sovereign debt restructuring architecture: innovations from Ecuador and Argentina
Insight
Transportation M&A showed signs of recovery in Q4
Dealmaking is gradually making a comeback in the sector, both as a means to rebuild hard-hit companies and to meet growing consumer demand
Alert
The Inherent Challenge of Thwarting Trade-Based Money Laundering
Alert
The European Court of Justice affirms the right to silence
Alert
First-ever analysis of the hydrogen sector by the French Competition Authority
Insight
Private equity turns to fund restructurings in COVID-19 slowdown
General partner-led fund restructurings accounted for the majority of private equity secondaries volume in 2020 as managers sought liquidity in a flat exit market
Article
State Aid and COVID-19: Practitioners' Perspective
Alert
5 things you need to know about … ESG developments
Alert
State aid and the Brexit Trade Agreement: what's new, what's not, and what's next
Alert
2020 London Bank Lending Highlights
Webinar
AI regulation
Alert
Broadening the scope further – Draft revision of German FDI rules published for further consultation
Insight
Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - January 2021
We highlight the key European M&A trends in the second half of 2020, and provide our insights into the outlook for M&A moving forward.
Insight
Specialty Finance/Marketplace Lending
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: specialty finance/marketplace lending — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Consumer Finance
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: consumer finance — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Stock Exchanges/Clearing Houses/Trading Venues
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: stock exchanges/clearing houses/trading venues — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Payments
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Asset/Wealth Management
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: asset/wealth management — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Europe's unicorns lengthen their stride amidst COVID-19 uncertainty—the bold set their sights on IPO in 2021
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021
Insight
Mega domestic bank consolidation takes centre stage— Spain leads the charge
Financial institutions M&A sector trends: banks — H2 2020 and outlook for 2021