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Briefing Notes
M&A
TA Associates tables 280p-per-share offer for UK wound-care group Advanced Medical Solutions, valuing the AIM-listed target at over £600 million
PE take-privates of AIM healthcare targets compress Takeover Panel deadlines into intense short-cycle advisory mandates.
Capital Markets
Revolut confirms US IPO preference and pushes listing timeline to 2028, dealing a fresh blow to London's ambitions to host the world's most valuable fintech
Revolut choosing New York over London shows stamp duty exemptions alone cannot close the valuation gap for tech unicorns.
Banking & Finance
Private credit market shows deepening stress as stricter underwriting and wider spreads threaten to choke leveraged buyout pipelines and squeeze PE portfolio companies
When 80% of PE buyouts depend on private credit, spread widening is a deal-flow tax felt across every leveraged finance practice.
AI & Law
FT investigation reveals insurers stripping AI liability from corporate policies and introducing sublimits as courts and regulators have yet to determine where AI error liability falls
Insurers excluding AI liability before courts define it leaves every professional services firm with unquantified, uninsured AI error exposure.
Energy & Tech
Nadara submits Scottish government consent application for 1.8 GW Bellrock floating offshore wind farm in the central North Sea, advancing the UK's largest pipeline of floating wind projects
ScotWind's consent wave turns 2022 lease awards into decade-long regulatory and project finance mandates for offshore energy teams.
Regulation
CMA appoints four new directors as the competition regulator reshapes its leadership structure amid a heavy merger review and digital markets enforcement caseload
New CMA directors mean deeper bench strength for SMS designation proceedings — expect longer, more document-intensive digital markets investigations.
International
China merges two state-backed Shanghai brokerages to create an $86 billion investment bank, advancing Beijing's strategy to build Wall Street rivals capable of competing globally
An $86bn Chinese brokerage merger creates a new class of competitor for international capital markets mandates governed by English law.
Disputes
Tory Burch sweetens terms on $700 million leveraged loan at 98 cents on the dollar to fund General Atlantic buyout, signalling stress in the luxury retail credit market
A 98-cent OID on a $700m leveraged loan signals that lenders are repricing luxury retail credit risk in real time.