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Malta Opens A New Runway For Aircraft Financial Leasing With MFSA’s Proposed Rulebook
Malta's aviation finance sector is poised for significant expansion as the MFSA introduces a groundbreaking consultation on new rules for aircraft financial leasing companies. The proposed Article 3B framework offers an alternative pathway for companies to enter the aircraft leasing market without full licensing requirements, while maintaining robust regulatory oversight through a notification-based system with ongoing compliance obligations.
Malta Finance
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Finance Malta
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The New AIM Rules: Key Changes For Companies
The London Stock Exchange has published revised Alternative Investment Market Rules designed to make it easier for companies to join AIM, facilitate acquisitions, and streamline fundraising processes. Key changes include new express market routes for international issuers, removal of working capital statement requirements, increased thresholds for substantial transactions, and greater flexibility in corporate governance disclosure.
United Kingdom Commercial
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K&L Gates LLP
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Quarterly Listed Company Update – What's New And What's Next?
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a comprehensive review of the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules to assess their value for issuers and investors, while exploring reforms to enhance UK public market attractiveness. This update examines recent regulatory developments including AIM Rules consultations, accounts filing reforms, and new FRC guidance on internal controls and materiality. Additionally, the government has accepted recommendations to mandate digital share registers for publicly
United Kingdom Commercial
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Travers Smith LLP
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Deals Still Get Done – But Only With A New Playbook
Private equity execution has evolved beyond traditional buyout models, requiring sophisticated deal structures, flexible financing arrangements, and comprehensive due diligence across ESG, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risks. Success now depends on navigating complexity through adaptive strategies, cross-border expertise, and the ability to maintain momentum when conventional approaches no longer suffice.
Germany Finance
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Goodwin Advises Tinicum and Blackstone on Their Recommended £1.275 Billion Offer for Senior Plc
A consortium of investment funds advised by Tinicum and Blackstone has launched a £1.275 billion recommended offer for FTSE 250-listed Senior plc, an international engineering solutions provider serving aerospace, defence, and energy markets. This high-profile public-to-private transaction highlights continued private equity interest in UK listed companies with strong fundamentals and long-term growth potential in the defence and aerospace sector.
United Kingdom Finance
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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ESMA Bestätigt Anwendung Bestehender Verbote Für Binäre Optionen Auf Event Contracts
Die ESMA hat klargestellt, dass Event Contracts mit binärem Auszahlungsprofil als Derivate unter bestehende EU-Produktinterventionsmaßnahmen fallen und deren Vertrieb an Retail-Kunden EU-weit verboten ist. Unternehmen, die solche Produkte oder vergleichbare Prediction-Market-Instrumente anbieten, müssen ihre Produktklassifizierung, Vertriebskanäle und MiFID-II-Zulassungsstatus dringend überprüfen und dokumentieren.
Germany Finance
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PwC Legal Germany
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Auswertung Der Berichte Der Berichterstatter Vom Juni 2026 Zum MISP
The European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has published two draft reports on the Market Integration and Supervision Package that significantly expand the European Commission's proposals, introducing comprehensive direct ESMA supervision over all EU CCPs and CSDs, direct oversight of significant asset management groups, and a statutory competition mandate for ESMA. These far-reaching changes to EU capital markets supervision architecture will fundamentally impact regulated firms' supe
Germany Finance
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PwC Legal Germany
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New (And Improved) AIM Rules
The London Stock Exchange has implemented significant revisions to the AIM Rules for Companies following its June 2026 consultation paper, introducing substantial changes to admission requirements, transaction thresholds, and disclosure obligations. These reforms include replacing traditional working capital statements with targeted financial disclosures, introducing a voluntary Capital Access Window for fundraising suspensions, and aligning substantial transaction thresholds with Main Market standards at 2
United Kingdom Commercial
TS
Travers Smith LLP
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