After a record beating 2014, HSS Hire and thetrainline.com (both backed by Exponent) were looking like the first private equity UK IPO exits of 2015. But thetrainline.com’s announcement that it was preparing for an IPO put it in play and KKR was able to swoop in for one of the...

The Government has confirmed that the proposed new “people with significant control register” will be freely accessible online, and will be searchable by the name of the person with significant control (a “PSC”) as well as by company. The announcement was made in a discussion paper published by the Department...

The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the acquisition was led by corporate Partner David Ferris, who was assisted by Associate Director Jeremy Cavendish and Senior Associate Adam Love.

The investment is a high six figures sum and comes from High-Tech Gründerfonds and DocCheck Guano AG. The fresh capital will mainly be used to develop efficient distribution structures as well as extending the team. The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the financing and transaction related contract preparation was...

Finanzcheck has raised USD 33 million from HarbourVest, Acton Capital Partners and Highland Europe. The fresh capital will mainly be used to maintain the company’s growth as well as expanding its business model. The Osborne Clarke team that advised on the financing was led by Partner Nicolas Gabrysch who was...

On 3 July 2016 Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 on market abuse came into effect. It mostly aims to establish a common regulatory framework on insider dealing, the unlawful disclosure of inside information and market manipulation, in addition to measures to prevent said market abuse. The most relevant features of the...

The FCA has released a discussion paper on the availability of information in the UK equity IPO process, focusing on the FCA’s concerns (and proposed alternative models) in relation to the diversity and stage at which information is available in a UK IPO process. The FCA’s concerns: limited scope for...

Gender pay gap reporting is expected to become law in October this year, with all employers with 250 or more relevant employees needing to comply with this new reporting requirement. Employers must take their first ‘gender pay snapshot’ on 30 April 2017 and will then have up to a year...

The Financial Conduct Authority published on 28 April 2016 its policy statement on the changes to the FCA Handbook (principally, the Disclosure Rules and the Listing Rules) required to reflect the introduction of the Market Abuse Regulation. MAR comes into effect across the EU from 3 July 2016; further background...