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As a business owner, director, or investor of a UK holding company with regulated investment firms, compliance with the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR)...

One of the foundational provisions negotiated in almost every European leveraged loan agreement is the "Change of Control" definition and associated clauses.

Working on the financing of the first Independent Power Producer (IPP) project in my country, Burkina Faso, after having advised on a couple of other power projects in France and in Rwanda was a pivotal moment in my career.

Holdco PIK financing instruments may present an attractive and/or alternative source of capital for private equity sponsors to finance acquisitions or to facilitate dividend recapitalisations.

The Review chaired by Martin Wheatley, looking into regulatory reforms that should result from the recent LIBOR problems, published its final report on 28 September.

The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to stretch companies to their limits and many may become overleveraged as they battle with revenue loss, rising borrowing costs and dwindling cashflows.

Several peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders entered administration over the past 24 months including Lendy Limited, Collateral, MoneyThing and FundingSecure.

This note explores the trend in family offices increasing allocations to private capital funds, what is driving this trend and how GPs can best position themselves to benefit from the increased activity of family offices.

An overview of recent developments in UK banking financial reporting

On 5 November 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a draft statutory instrument, the Over-the Counter-Derivatives (Intragroup Transactions) Regulations 2026 (draft SI), together with a policy note, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/30).

On 6th February 2009, the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) published a discussion paper inviting market participants to contribute to the development of a long-term short-selling regime in the UK.

The importance of due diligence for purchasers cannot be overstated, including for companies purchasing debts.

To mark our ten year anniversary in London, the private equity team reflects on ten developing themes since 2010, and provides bold forecasts and predictions for the decade to come.

In the final interview of this three part video series, financial journalist James Ashton talks with Chris Newell, a managing director in our restructuring and insolvency team...

Welcome to the second of three joint editions of On Target and Collateral.

Welcome to the current edition of Capital Markets Update, the monthly briefing from the Corporate Group at Walker Morris, rounding up the previous month's regulatory developments...

Pillar 3, which requires firms to provide key data on risks, capital and related management procedures, came into effect on 1 January 2008.