Home >
Law >
Mergers & Acquisitions >
A Practitioner's Guide to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers 2012/13, 24th Edition

A Practitioner's Guide to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers 2012/13, 24th Edition

Author: Robert Gillespie; Stephen Hewes; Andy Ryde; Roland Turnill
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell U.K.
ISBN: 9780414024397
Published In: October 2012
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

New Edition is available now !

Description
Contents

Details

A Practitioner’s Guide to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers is a unique and definitive annual guide to the work of the Takeover Panel. It describes the role and purpose of the Panel, then examines and gives guidance on the latest rules, providing you with a complete and up to date picture of the Code.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone active in mergers and acquisitions, whether you are looking for an understanding of the takeover and merger process; an overview of your duties and responsibilities before and during a transaction; or detailed guidance that will enable you to advise a client and ensure that they are complying with the latest requirements.

Each year the Guide is fully revised and updated to take into account changes to the Code and their implications, giving you a single reliable source that you can rely on during any takeover or merger transaction.

The book is authored by some of the City’s foremost practitioners who are experts in their field and includes an introductory chapter from the Director General of the Panel.

Covers the Takeover Panel’s role in administering the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, with an introduction from the Director General of the Panel
Examines and gives guidance on all the rules, explaining the responsibilities and actions of each party throughout the transaction
Fully updated annually to include all the latest Code developments
Discusses the rules surrounding the approach, announcements and the provision of independent advice
Explains the restrictions on dealings and requirements on disclosure
Compares mandatory and voluntary offers
Covers redemption or purchase by a company of its own securities
Takes the reader through accepted conduct during an offer
Considers the impact on takeovers of the regime to combat market abuse
Written by a team including some of the City’s best known experts

Chapter 1: The Takeover Panel
Robert Gillespie, Director General, the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers

Chapter 2: The Approach, Announcements and Independent Advice
Stephen Hewes, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Chapter 3: Share Dealings – Restrictions and Disclosure Requirements
Andy Ryde and Roland Turnill, Slaughter and May

Chapter 4: Mandatory and Voluntary Offers and their Terms
Christopher Pearson and Nick Adams, Norton Rose LLP

Chapter 5: Provisions Applicable to all Offers, Partial Offers and Redemption or Purchase by a Company of its own Securities
Mark Gearing, Allen & Overy LLP

Chapter 6: Documents from the Offeror and Offeree
Carlton Evans, Linklaters LLP

Chapter 7: Conduct During the Offer; Timing and Revision; and Restrictions Following Offers
David Pudge, Clifford Chance LLP

Chapter 8: Profit Forecasts and Asset Valuations
Ursula Newton, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Chapter 9: Application of the Market Abuse Regime to Takeovers
Vanessa Knapp and Andrew Marsh, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP