30 May 2019
International team advises Chiesi Farmaceutici on in-licence of Raxone® from Santhera
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/uk/international-team-advises-chiesi-farmaceutici-on-inlicence-of-raxone-from-santhera

International law firm Bird & Bird has advised Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. ("Chiesi") on the in-licence of Raxone® -- an orphan drug used in the treatment of Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy ("LHON")

09 April 2019
International law firm Bird & Bird close four Aim Market placings in one week.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/uk/international-law-firm-bird-and-bird-close-four-aim-market-placings-in-one-week

The capital markets experts based in London have advised on four placings which closed within the same week

04 June 2019
Investing in the future of cannabis in the UK - lessons from the German model
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/investing-in-the-future-of-cannabis-in-the-uk--lessons-from-the-german-model

The excitement around the potential for the UK cannabis market – medicinal and nutritional – to continue opening up has really intensified in the first half of 2019.

29 October 2018
Bird & Bird grows its Corporate group with the appointment of James Baillieu as partner in London
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/global/bird-bird-grows-its-corporate-group-with-the-appointment-of-james-baillieu-as-partner-in-london

International law firm Bird & Bird today expands its Corporate practice group with the appointment of James Baillieu as a partner in London.

21 April 2020
Innovation lifeline: UK Government announces £1 billion support package for start-ups struggling amidst the Coronavirus pandemic
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/innovation-lifeline-uk-government-announces-1-billion-support-package-for-start-ups

Yesterday (20 April 2020) the UK Government announced a scheme pledging £1 billion worth of support for start-ups struggling amidst the Coronavirus pandemic who are likely to be ineligible for the Government's emergency ...

13 June 2019
FCA Competition Enforcement
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/fca-competition-enforcement

The UK Financial Conduct Authority issues its first formal decision under the competition enforcement powers it was given in 2015. We look at the decision in more detail and its implication for market participants.

18 August 2020
UK – Merger thresholds for mergers in critical sectors revised
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/merger-thresholds-for-mergers-in-critical-sectors-revised

The UK government has given the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) further powers to review mergers in strategically important sectors. These steps include making changes to the Enterprise Act 2002 to provide the ...

13 June 2019
AIM Disciplinary Notice
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/aim-disciplinary-notice-bushveld-minerals-limited

The London Stock Exchange has issued a disciplinary notice which highlights the importance of an AIM company needing to follow the guidance that has been given to it by its nominated adviser. We look at the implications ...

13 June 2019
AIM Corporate Governance – A Survey of Codes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/aim-corporate-governance--a-survey-of-codes

AIM companies must now disclose details of the recognised corporate governance code that it has adopted, how the company complies with this code or, where it departed from this code, an explanation of the reasons for ...

16 October 2019
EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening: What Investors Need to Know
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/eu-foreign-direct-investment-screening-what-investors-need-to-know

In the fall of next year, the long anticipated EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation will apply. The regulation is likely to have a significant impact on FDI within the EU – both within Member States that ...