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The UK Financial Reporting Council ("FRC") has (on 30 September) issued a revised standard (International Standard on Auditing (UK) 570 – "the Standard")...

The UK National Crime Agency and other law enforcement agencies are considering whether to take action in respect of allegations of modern slavery and unsuitable working conditions...

In a capital raising context, a club deal structure brings together an investment manager with a small group of like-minded investors (typically less than five)...

On 11 June 2019, the Cyber-Attacks (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/956) (the "U.K. Regulations")

The ESAs propose significant changes to SFDR, including replacing Article 8 and 9 funds with two new categories, implementing a sustainability grading scale, and aligning sustainable investment definitions with the Taxonomy Regulation, potentially raising qualification thresholds.

The landscape of General Partner (GP) stake financing has evolved significantly in recent years, shaped by market consolidation, fundraising challenges, and heightened expectations for GP commitment.

The MHRA launched its 2025 Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientific Dialogue Programme to enhance regulatory and HTA evaluations. It aims to refine evidence methodologies, support innovation, and prioritize applications addressing public health needs, precision medicine, and innovative study designs.

OFSI and OFAC's January 2025 MOU strengthens information-sharing on sanctions enforcement. The agreement enhances cooperation between the UK and US authorities, benefiting businesses with cross-border operations while emphasizing confidentiality and compliance with legal safeguards.

As an owner of commercial real estate, could you ever be liable for nuisance committed on the property by someone other than you?

Every month, our London regulatory team publish articles, alerts and blog posts on a wide range of European regulatory topics relevant to asset managers.

On January 24, 2013, the California Supreme Court in Aryeh v. Canon Business Solutions, Inc., clarified previously unsettled law by holding that the so-called "continuous accrual" common law theory of equitable tolling applies to the four-year statute of limitations for actions brought under California’s unfair competition statute, Business & Professions Code section 17200 et seq. (the "UCL").

The Federal Trade Commission has announced an amendment to the premerger notification rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "Act"), which will require increased reporting of transfers of patent rights in the pharmaceutical industry.

Investment manager Third Point LLC and three of its affiliated funds have entered into a proposed settlement agreement with the federal antitrust authorities for violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, arising from improper reliance on the "investment-only" exemption.

Ropes & Gray was a sponsor of the ICR Conference on January 13-15 in Orlando, which brought together public and private company management teams, institutional investors...

On June 3, 2020, the Senate unanimously passed H.R. 7010, also known as the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the "Act"), which amends certain provisions of the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") established under the CARES Act.

On December 21, 2020, a bipartisan agreement was reached on the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (Phase 4 Stimulus), in furtherance of the fourth phase of the federal government's response...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an acute impact on the private equity deal environment and the broader global economy.

Today's post took an unexpected turn. We were planning to write about yesterday's California Air Resources Board (CARB) public workshop on SB 253 and SB 261, which require subject companies to report on greenhouse...