Private equity

Briefings in English - 2007

Recent contested takeover bids for listed German companies in which private equity investors played a key role have bought into sharper focus certain characteristics and requirements of such transactions. Recent successes and failures of such bids highlight the need for a careful preparation of public to private/takeover deals led (or targeted) by financial investors. This briefing explains key issues and new developments in this rapidly growing part of the German private equity and hedge fund market. (April 2007)

Briefings in English - 2006

Recent media reports of a US Justice Department inquiry into potential collusion among private equity firms in buyout consortia has brought into sharper focus certain antitrust risks faced by participants in markets for corporate control. This development highlights the need for careful monitoring and documentation of consortia formation, dissolution and participation in the auction market for companies and businesses. This briefing explains the key issues and their application to auctions, and sets out our suggestions for some practical steps bidders and their advisers might adopt to address the risks. (October 2006)

Briefings in English - 2005

This briefing note summarises what we see as the key private equity action points arising from the 1 January introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards and recent major changes to UK Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. (January 2005)

Briefings in English - 2004

As the public markets reopen, IPOs are once again being considered as a possible exit route for private equity investors. This briefing considers the issues that often arise for private equity investors contemplating an IPO exit from a UK company. (February 2004)

Briefings in English - 2003

This guide summarises the main legal and regulatory issues affecting private equity sponsored acquisitions of public companies in the UK. Like all public takeovers in the UK, such transactions are subject to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. (July 2003)

If you sign a confidentiality agreement in relation to a potential transaction or include a confidentiality clause in one of the deal documents, the entire transaction may be treated as a 'potential tax shelter' for US tax purposes. This may have undesirable consequences, which can be avoided if the confidentiality provision is drafted correctly. (July 2003)

This client briefing outlines the new dividend provisions and eligibility criteria and discusses planning opportunities for US and non-US corporate issuers and private equity funds with a significant US individual investor base. (June 2003)

This guide provides a brief overview of the common issues, procedures and practices for take private transactions across Europe. The schedule to this guide provides a comparative analysis of some key questions for private equity houses on take private transactions in France, Germany, Italy and the UK. (May 2003)

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