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Simon Allport

Bird & Bird
Simon is a partner in Bird & Bird's international corporate group. Based in London, he advises on a wide range of public and private M&A transactions and equity capital markets transactions. Simon has an intimate knowledge of the UK's Takeover Code, having been seconded to the Takeover Panel earlier in his career and has advised numerous clients in a variety of sectors over the years on both hostile and recommended deals. Simon also advises both corporates and financial advisers on a wide range of general corporate, company law and regulatory matters across the financial services, aviation, life sciences and media sectors. Simon is consistently ranked as a leading individual for Corporate Finance work by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.

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2 Contributions by Simon Allport

UK Public M&A 2020 under the Takeover Code: Deal Trends, P2P and Overseas Bidders, COVID-19 Impact, Legal and Regulatory Developments, and 2021 Outlook
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UK Public M&A 2020 under the Takeover Code: Deal Trends, P2P and Overseas Bidders, COVID-19 Impact, Legal and Regulatory Developments, and 2021 Outlook
ARCHIVED: This content was published in 2021 and is not maintained. The Market Standards trend report delivers detailed examination of the 42 firm offers, 45 possible offers and 13 formal sale processes and/or strategic reviews announced by Main Market and AIM companies subject to the Takeover Code in 2020. It shares insight on public M&A patterns and what we and our contributors anticipate for 2021 and beyond. What does the Market Standards trend report cover? Topics explored include: transaction value and volume transaction structures hostile, rival and mandatory bids P2P transactions domestic and international bidder activity sector focus post-offer statements of intention (POI statements) and COVID-19 legal and regulatory changes outlook for 2021 The report also studies high‑profile deals, such as Intact Financial and Tryg’s £7.2bn bid for RSA Insurance Group, GardaWorld’s £3.7bn hostile bid for G4S, Allied Universal’s £3.8bn rival bid for G4S, and Caesar Entertainment’s £2.9bn offer for William Hill. What are the highlights from the report? Public M&A activity rose sharply in H2 2020 relative to the first half of the year as global markets...
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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