Adam Howard

Counsel, Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Corporate Governance at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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Ventrilo.ai - Autocomplete for your thoughts | Product Hunt

1 month ago | producthunt.com | Michael Wehner |Andy Chou |Adam Howard |Dennis Li

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New UK Listing Rules Come Into Force | JD Supra

Jul 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Olivia Moul

[co-author: Martin Katunar]On 29 July 2024, the new UK Listing Rules came into force. The new rules institute a simpler, more flexible, disclosure-based listing regime and are designed to place London on a competitive footing with other major international listing venues, particularly those in the US and the EU. In this briefing, we outline the key features of the reformed listing regime, focusing on the new equity shares (commercial companies) (ESCC) listing category.
Final UK Listing Rules Published by the FCA | JD Supra

Jul 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Danny Tricot

[co-author Martin Katunar]The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final Listing Rules, representing the most significant reform of the UK’s listing regime in over three decades, on 11 July 2024 following a period of extensive consultations. The new rules will replace the current listing regime on 29 July 2024. The final rules largely reflect the previous proposals set out in the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/31, which we described in our January 2024 market alert.
Final UK Listing Rules Published by the FCA

Jul 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Danny Tricot |Adam Howard |Justin Lau |Martin Katunar

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published the final Listing Rules, representing the most significant reform of the UK’s listing regime in over three decades, on 11 July 2024 following a period of extensive consultations. The new rules will replace the current listing regime on 29 July 2024. The final rules largely reflect the previous proposals set out in the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/31, which we described in our January 2024 market alert.
FCA Proposes Introducing Bundled Payments Option for Investment Research Services | JD Supra

Apr 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Azad Ali |Adam Howard |Justin Lau

[co-author: William Adams]In July 2023, the UK government published its findings from the Investment Research Review (Review) as part of the UK government’s Edinburgh Reforms.1 The Review made a number of recommendations to encourage research production and quality in the UK, which would in turn help increase activity in UK capital markets.
SOX-Liter: Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Landscape | JD Supra

Feb 12, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Katie Barnes |Louise Batty |Adam Howard

Takeaway Points In recent years, the UK government has unveiled a raft of reforms to the UK’s corporate governance regime. Following consultation and feedback from various stakeholders, only some of the proposed reforms will be brought into force from 2024 onwards. In-scope companies should prepare for upcoming changes by assessing their existing procedures and considering potential enhancements.
Revised Proposed Reforms to UK Listing Rules Confirm a Lighter Touch Regime and Set Out a Transition Road Map | JD Supra

Jan 8, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kathryn C. Gamble |Adam Howard |Justin Lau

As part of the wider review of the UK’s capital markets regulatory landscape, in May 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Consultation Paper CP23/10, which set out proposed reforms for companies with listed shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (May Consultation Paper).
UK Public M&A – Four Predictions for ’24 | JD Supra

Dec 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Frances Burchall |Bruce Embley |Adam Howard

In this update, we provide four predictions for the UK public M&A landscape in 2024, considering key statistics, trends, developments and highlights regarding UK public takeovers announced during 2023. Given that the UK public takeover market has remained subdued for a couple of years (in line with the global M&A market more generally), the hope is that deal activity will recover in 2024. 2023 has provided signs that this is possible.
How Companies Are Adapting to Volatile Capital Markets and Planning Ahead

Dec 13, 2023 | lexology.com | Michelle Gasaway |Danny Tricot |Adam Howard |Philip M. Dear

Key PointsMarket uncertainty led some companies to delay or reconsider IPO plans in 2023, but strategic planning and advance preparation can better position companies to execute on opportunities in 2024. Despite the rise in interest rates, companies were able to remain agile in response to market opportunities by proactively analyzing their balance sheets and capital structures to successfully execute a significant number of debt transactions.
Q&A: The EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – To Whom Does It Apply and What Should EU and Non-EU Companies Consider? | JD Supra

Oct 9, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Kathryn C. Gamble |Adam Howard |Greg Norman

As part of its commitment to strengthen sustainability disclosure in its 2018 Sustainable Finance Action Plan, the European Commission (EC), together with the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG), has conducted a number of reviews and consultations over the last few years in an aim to improve existing European legislation in this area, including the so-called Non-Financial Reporting Directive (2014/95/EU) (NFRD).