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Leon Ferera

Jones Day
Leon is the head of Jones Day's London M&A practice. He advises on domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity transactions and has particular experience in public takeovers, having been seconded for two years to the UK Takeover Panel. He also advises clients generally on corporate law and corporate governance issues. Leon speaks and writes frequently on takeovers and is a member of the working group on takeovers of the Corporate Finance Faculty of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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2 Contributions by Leon Ferera

UK public takeovers (Takeover Code): H1 2020 analysis of firm/possible offers, private equity and foreign bidder trends, sector focus, COVID-19 impacts and legal and regulatory developments
PRACTICE NOTES
UK public takeovers (Takeover Code): H1 2020 analysis of firm/possible offers, private equity and foreign bidder trends, sector focus, COVID-19 impacts and legal and regulatory developments
ARCHIVED: This content was published in 2020 and is not maintained. The Market Standards trend report delivers detailed analysis of the 12 binding offers and ten potential offers made for Main Market and AIM companies subject to the Takeover Code in H1 2020. It also provides insight into public M&A patterns and what we might anticipate in H2 2020 and beyond. What does the Market Standards trend report cover? deal value and volume private equity deal activity UK and foreign bidder activity industry focus deal structures post-offer statements of intention shareholder activism coronavirus (COVID-19) issues and impact legal and regulatory developments What are the highlights from the report? The economic uncertainty arising from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a material effect on public M&A activity, with activity notably lower in Q2 2020. In H1 2020 there were 12 firm offers announced, compared with 33 firm offers in H1 2019 and 33 firm...
Corporate
UK Takeover Code public M&A 2019: volumes up, values down; private equity and foreign bidders; activism; legal and regulatory developments; 2020 outlook
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UK Takeover Code public M&A 2019: volumes up, values down; private equity and foreign bidders; activism; legal and regulatory developments; 2020 outlook
ARCHIVED: This content was published in 2020 and is not maintained. The Market Standards trend report presents detailed examination of the 66 firm offers and 45 possible offers made for quoted companies governed by the Takeover Code during 2019. It also shares insight into public M&A patterns and what we might expect in 2020 and thereafter. What does the Market Standards trend report cover? transaction value and volume private equity participation hostile takeovers and rival bids sector focus UK and overseas bidder activity shareholder activism post-offer undertakings and national security undertakings legal and regulatory developments The report assesses headline transactions, including the Takeaway.com/Prosus competing bids for Just Eat, Advent International’s £4bn offer for Cobham, the £2.6bn consortium bid for Inmarsat, and Non-Standard Finance’s £1.3bn hostile approach for Provident Financial. What are the highlights from the report? Public M&A deal volume increased markedly in 2019 (66 firm offers)...
Corporate
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