Brian Butterwick

Nov 29, 2024 | mondaq.com | Oisin Callaghan |Mark K. Talbot |Brian Butterwick |Fiachra Cork

The FCA has recently published Primary Market Bulletin No. 52, which discusses the identification of inside information under the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), as well as associated obligations concerning the dissemination of inside information. This will be of relevance to Irish companies where shares are admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange or AIM. In this article, we focus on the identification of inside information.

Aug 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Mid-Market Transactions |Brian Butterwick

By value, TMT deals accounted for 79% of all activity during the first half of the year, helped in large part by Apollo's investment in Intel Corporation which alone accounted for 57%. Indeed seven of the 20 largest transactions of 2024 so far have taken place in the TMT sector, including the top two. Even when looking at deal volumes TMT accounted for more than a quarter of all deals, demonstrating the continued significance of the TMT sector for dealmaking across the market.

Aug 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Brian Butterwick

The Technology, Media and Telecoms sector continues to lead performance in Ireland’s M&A market. By value, TMT deals accounted for 79% of all activity during the first half of the year, helped in large part by Apollo’s investment in Intel Corporation which alone accounted for 57%. Indeed seven of the 20 largest transactions of 2024 so far have taken place in the TMT sector, including the top two.

May 16, 2024 | mondaq.com | Byrne Wallace |Mark K. Talbot |Brian Butterwick

The European Parliament has approved the new ‘Listing Act' package, a set of legislative measures designed to make EU capital markets more attractive to companies and to facilitate access to capital for SMEs. At its plenary session on Wednesday 24 April 2024, the European Parliament validated the provisional political agreement reached in February on the proposed EU ‘Listing Act', a legislative package aimed at making it easier for European companies, particularly small and medium-sized...

May 9, 2024 | williamfry.com | Lulu Trainor |Ashely Hennessy |Mark K. Talbot |Brian Butterwick

The European Parliament has approved the new ‘Listing Act’ package, a set of legislative measures designed to make EU capital markets more attractive to companies and to facilitate access to capital for SMEs. At its plenary session on Wednesday 24 April 2024, the European Parliament validated the provisional political agreement reached in February on the proposed EU ‘Listing Act’, a legislative package aimed at making it easier for European companies, particularly small and medium-sized...