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Briefing Notes
M&A
Slaughter and May-Advised Intertek Rejects EQT's Third Sweetened £9 Billion Takeover Proposal
Three rejections under the Takeover Code compress the timetable — EQT must firm up or walk away soon.
Disputes
Commerzbank Plans 3,000 Job Cuts and Raises Financial Targets in Escalating Defence Against UniCredit's Hostile Takeover Bid
Hostile eurozone bank M&A requires ECB supervisory approval, EU merger control, and national public interest clearance — three separate legal battlegrounds.
Capital Markets
UK Gilt Yields Ease After Labour's Heavy Local Election Losses Raise Political Risk for Starmer Government
Gilt volatility from domestic political risk directly raises borrowing costs across every UK debt transaction in the market.
Banking & Finance
Carlyle's €7.7 Billion BASF Coatings LBO Prices $2.2 Billion Term Loan B Package at Tightened Spreads After Euro Tranche Upsized
Over-subscription tightening the spread on a €3 billion-plus LBO package shows European leveraged finance demand is outrunning supply.
Energy & Tech
Linklaters Launches 'Applied Intelligence' Practice to Deliver Bespoke Matter-Specific AI Workflows at Fixed Fees
Bespoke AI at fixed fees forces firms to price delivery risk, not just time.
AI & Law
Paul Tudor Jones Warns US Is Dangerously Late on AI Regulation as Industry Support for Oversight Surges from 20% to 80% in One Year
When 80% of AI builders want regulation, the compliance advisory wave for City firms is no longer theoretical — it is imminent.
Regulation
EU Fund Managers Push Back Against Proposed Shareholder Rights Directive Overhaul, Warning of Unintended Market Consequences
SRD reform forces fund managers to repaper governance frameworks across every EU-listed portfolio holding simultaneously.
International
PE-Backed JMG Group Acquires Trio of UK Insurance Brokers in Midlands and South East Regional Expansion
Each broker bolt-on triggers an FCA Section 178 change-of-control notification — volume deal flow for regulatory-savvy corporate teams.