Bird & Bird contributes to LexisNexis Market Tracker: Trends in UK public M&A in H1 2021

Written By

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Simon Allport

Partner
UK

Based in London, I am a partner in Bird & Bird's International Corporate Group.

Discover all the latest UK public M&A trends and what is expected in 2021 and beyond in the LexisNexis Market Tracker Report.

Topics covered include:

  • outlook for H2 2021
  • deal value and volume
  • deal structure
  • hostile, competing and mandatory offers
  • P2P transactions
  • UK and international bidder activity
  • industry focus
  • post-offer statements of intention (POI statements) and coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • shareholder engagement on takeovers
  • legal and regulatory developments

Simon Allport, Partner, Bird & Bird who contributes insight on the report’s findings comments – “It has been fascinating to see how the public M&A market has evolved during the first half of 2021 and Lexis Nexis’ market tracker report is a great tool for practitioners. It’s has been a pleasure contributing thoughts on recent developments alongside so many other recognised experts in the field.”

Download the full report here.

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