United Kingdom: M&A/Private Equity

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the final version of its new rules for the public offers and admissions to trading regime, via Policy Statement PS25/9.

The UK government opened a consultation on 22 July regarding potential amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 ("NSIA") and the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021 ("NARs").

In July 2025, there were five Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and three further possible offers announced.

The UK government has published its latest annual report on the functioning of the UK's investment screening regime under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) as well as announcing its intention...

In this TUPE takeaways insight, we consider top tips for both transferors and transferees when restructuring a business.

"After eight consecutive rate cuts, the ECB has decided to leave rates unchanged this month. In the past year, the ECB has halved rates from 4% to 2%, now matching inflation, meaning that we may soon be reaching the end of the cutting cycle – the so-called ‘terminal rate' – as the economy begins to stabilise

This is the first in a new series of articles that will explore the tax and other commercial challenges that the Equity Reward team at Alvarez & Marsal Tax LLP commonly observe...

Hot takes on the global M&A landscape from Mergerspresso's recent caffeine-fuelled trip to New York? Listen in for all you need to know from the IBA's M&A conference in the time it takes to make your coffee.

On 1 July, the Court of Appeal overturned the High Court's decision1 to sanction the restructuring plans proposed by two Petrofac group companies as they did not consider that...