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Our corporate team assesses the key trends and developments in the UK's fast-moving deal scene.

​In our public M&A podcast series, we discuss themes, developments and topical issues we see on public M&A transactions in the UK.

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In our latest Herbert Smith Freehills public M&A podcast we discuss the consultation by the UK Takeover Panel to narrow the scope of companies to which the Takeover Code applies. We discuss:

  • who will be in scope under the proposed new rules 
  • which companies will cease to be subject to the Code, and the transitional provisions for those companies
  • when we expect the rules to come into force and 
  • our thoughts on the proposals.

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