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UK public M&A – return of share-for-share offers

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In the year to date, corporate bidders have announced 11 firm offers for UK companies where all or a substantial part of the consideration has been in the form of listed shares in the bidder. That is a significant increase on the number of such deals in 2023 and the highest number in the last 5. By: A&O Shearman

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China Revised Rules for Foreign Investors’ Strategic Investment in A-share Listed Companies

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The New Measures introduce several key changes to the regulations governing foreign strategic investments in A-share listed companies and cross-border share swaps. The New Measures will take effect on December 2, 2024. By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

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How to Stop a Cash-Out Merger from Cancelling Your Shares

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And although the other existing shareholders will have their shares exchanged for shares of the new corporation, your shares will be cancelled and exchanged for cash. Once the merger closes, you are out. The corporation of which you are a shareholder just sent you notice that it plans to merge with another corporation.

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U.S. Antitrust Agencies Finalize New Merger Guidelines Intended to Reinvigorate Merger Enforcement

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The Merger Guidelines lower the market concentration threshold for the presumption that a merger is illegal. Deals that place combined market shares above 30 percent with a significant increase in concentration are considered presumptively illegal. By: Dechert LLP

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Amendments to the Hong Kong Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks

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In Short - The Situation: Certain provisions of the current Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buybacks of Hong Kong (the "Codes") may cause confusion to companies and relevant stakeholders in complying with the Codes. There are also various existing practices which are not codified.

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Customer information sharing in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act key points for firms

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Quicker and easier sharing of customer information relating to economic crime concerns between firms in the UK financial sector has been encouraged by provisions in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (Act), which came into force on 15 January 2024. We explore the key features of the new information sharing gateways.

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Nonprofit Health Care Mergers – Introduction: With Complexity Comes Opportunity

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Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top In the evolving health care landscape, mergers between nonprofit health care organizations are becoming increasingly common.

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