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U.K. National Security and Investment Bill

Ian Hamilton — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:20:18 +0000

ON 11 NOVEMBER 2020 THE UK GOVERNMENT PUBLISHED ITS NATIONAL SECURITY AND INVESTMENT BILL. IF THE BILL IS ENACTED AND COMES INTO FORCE IN SUBSTANTIALLY ITS CURRENT FORM (WHICH SEEMS VERY LIKELY), IT WILL PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH WIDE-RANGING POWERS TO INTERVENE IN TRANSACTIONS ON NATIONAL SECURITY GROUNDS AND, IN RELATION TO CERTAIN KEY SECTORS, […]

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Weil’s Q4 2019 Quarterly Private Equity Update: Going Private Transactions in the U.S., the U.K. and Hong Kong

Ian Hamilton — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:53:00 +0000

Private equity sponsors and other financial investors continue to look at going private transactions. In this update, we summarize key similarities and differences of going private transactions in three financial centers with global reach: the U.S., the U.K., and Hong Kong. View the Q4 2019 Global PE Update.

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Weil’s Q2 2019 Quarterly Private Equity Update: U.S. and U.K. SPACs

Douglas P. Warner — Tue, 06 Aug 2019 15:27:44 +0000

In this issue, we compare the key similarities and differences between U.S. and U.K. SPACs. SPACs are increasingly being viewed as an additional platform for private equity sponsors to complement their existing platforms. They provide sponsors with favorable economics and the opportunity to target companies that may want to go public rather than remain private […]

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