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Jul 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Karen Davies |Tom H Mercer |Nick Williamson |James Fletcher |Harry Thimont |Jade Jack

Welcome to our review of the UK public M&A market for the second quarter of 2024. A link to download the full review can be found at the bottom of the page. OverviewM&A continues despite the early election callThe UK Public M&A market continued to be active, with volumes increasing after a promising Q1. There was a significant flurry of activity in April and May, in particular, with 28 firm and possible offers announced in those months alone.

Apr 24, 2024 | lexology.com | Jade Jack |Tom H Mercer |Karen Davies |Nick Williamson |James Fletcher |Harry Thimont

On 24 April 2024, the UK Takeover Panel published a consultation paper (PCP 2024/1). The PCP proposes a new jurisdictional framework which would narrow the scope of the companies which are subject to the UK Takeover Code. Code jurisdiction was last reviewed by the Panel in 2012 (PCP & RS 2012/3) and then again as part of the Brexit review (PCP & RS 2018/2).

Apr 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Karen Davies |Tom H Mercer |Nick Williamson |James Fletcher |Harry Thimont |Jade Jack

OverviewWelcome to our review of the UK public M&A market for the first quarter of 2024. Please find below an overview of UK public M&A activity in Q1 2024. The link to download the full review can be found at the bottom of the page. Large cap bids returnWe have seen an active start to the year for UK Public M&A (albeit volumes are down when compared with the unusual high with which we ended 2023).

Feb 15, 2024 | lexology.com | Harry Thimont |Karen Davies |Tom H Mercer |Nick Williamson |James Fletcher |Jade Jack

Political and economic pressures from 2023Following on from a string of remarkable years, 2023 was no less interesting. Global tensions remained heightened, as demonstrated by the ongoing war in Europe and the evolving conflict in the Middle East. US politicians kept us entertained and, whilst the UK only had the one prime minister in 2023, political pressures were no less fraught this side of the Atlantic. In the UK, the year ended far less badly than many had predicted though.