Corporate
The long-term trajectory of global dealmaking activity has been one of growth. Favourable interest rates and ready access to capital in recent years have driven much of this activity, as have transformative factors such as the drive towards digitalisation, decarbonisation and the rapidly changing urban dynamics of our work and home lives.
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Corporate
New regulations following Decree Law 159/2025
18/12/2025
Read time
3m
Competition, antitrust and trade
New EU economic‑security roadmap resets the bar for foreign investment into Europe
European Commission tightens foreign investment scrutiny, with plans to monitor portfolio investments for the first time
08/12/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
AIMing high, acting fast: the London Stock Exchange's feedback statement plans to revitalise AIM with immediate rule changes
LSE acts to introduce immediate flexibilities and a clear roadmap to a fuller rulebook consultation in the first half of...
04/12/2025
Read time
6m
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
ESG Knowledge Update | November 2025
Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news
24/11/2025
Read time
7m
Life Sciences and Healthcare
UK's biotech sector builds global life sciences status
TechBio conference showcases UK world-class research and biotech innovation
21/11/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
How to approach contributions made by shareholders to the 118 account of the Spanish General Accounting Plan
A simple, streamlined and cost-effective alternative to other types of shareholders' contributions
21/11/2025
Read time
3m
Corporate
Unlocking Germany: From Incorporation to Starting your Business – 5 Steps to Master German Bureaucracy
Looking to incorporate a company in Germany and start trading? This concise checklist for foreign founders covers the five essentials...
18/11/2025
Read time
5m
Regulatory and compliance
International regulatory headwinds: how general counsel can navigate uncertainty in Europe
Legal leaders seek resilience and growth amid regulatory complexity and shifting geopolitics and economic conditions
12/11/2025
Read time
6m
Corporate
Osborne Clarke has advised 4most (Europe) on its acquistion of VB Risk Advisory
Osborne Clarke has assisted 4most (Europe) Limited on its acquisition of VB Risk Advisory B.V., a Dutch-based risk and analytics...
06/11/2025
Corporate
How to understand the 'half plus one' quorum for a valid board of directors' meeting and adopting resolutions in Spain
Bylaws usually require that at least half of the board members, plus one, be present
24/10/2025
Read time
2m
Financial Services
International Funds Focus Quarterly | October 2025
Carried interest tax reforms, Companies House identity checks, VC and future foods, and the FCA 'regulating growth'
16/10/2025
Read time
3m
Corporate
Corporate Focus: Autumn 2025
Welcome to our round-up of corporate law and regulation insights for large listed and unlisted corporate groups in the UK...
06/10/2025
Read time
3m
Workforce Solutions
How tech advances and new legislation are shaping UK staffing and recruitment valuations and deals
A nexus of tech, legal and tax factors will influence dealmaking for workforce solutions companies into 2027 and beyond
26/09/2025
Read time
13m
Corporate
Supreme Court refines approach to prohibition of financial assistance in Spanish capital companies
A recent decision evolves the case-by-case approach to financial assistance away from the notion of automatic nullity
25/09/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
PISCES: a new UK pathway for private company liquidity
The new trading platform will facilitate secondary sales of existing shares in private companies
24/09/2025
Read time
3m
Corporate
Requirement for directors of Italian limited companies to hold certified email addresses changes: who must comply?
New regulations following Decree Law 159/2025
18/12/2025
Read time
3m
Competition, antitrust and trade
New EU economic‑security roadmap resets the bar for foreign investment into Europe
European Commission tightens foreign investment scrutiny, with plans to monitor portfolio investments for the first time
08/12/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
AIMing high, acting fast: the London Stock Exchange's feedback statement plans to revitalise AIM with immediate rule changes
LSE acts to introduce immediate flexibilities and a clear roadmap to a fuller rulebook consultation in the first half of...
04/12/2025
Read time
6m
ESG – Environmental, social and governance
ESG Knowledge Update | November 2025
Welcome to our Osborne Clarke ESG Knowledge Update, which offers a round-up of legal, regulatory and market news
24/11/2025
Read time
7m
Life Sciences and Healthcare
UK's biotech sector builds global life sciences status
TechBio conference showcases UK world-class research and biotech innovation
21/11/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
How to approach contributions made by shareholders to the 118 account of the Spanish General Accounting Plan
A simple, streamlined and cost-effective alternative to other types of shareholders' contributions
21/11/2025
Read time
3m
Corporate
Unlocking Germany: From Incorporation to Starting your Business – 5 Steps to Master German Bureaucracy
Looking to incorporate a company in Germany and start trading? This concise checklist for foreign founders covers the five essentials...
18/11/2025
Read time
5m
Regulatory and compliance
International regulatory headwinds: how general counsel can navigate uncertainty in Europe
Legal leaders seek resilience and growth amid regulatory complexity and shifting geopolitics and economic conditions
12/11/2025
Read time
6m
Corporate
Osborne Clarke has advised 4most (Europe) on its acquistion of VB Risk Advisory
Osborne Clarke has assisted 4most (Europe) Limited on its acquisition of VB Risk Advisory B.V., a Dutch-based risk and analytics...
06/11/2025
Corporate
How to understand the 'half plus one' quorum for a valid board of directors' meeting and adopting resolutions in Spain
Bylaws usually require that at least half of the board members, plus one, be present
24/10/2025
Read time
2m
Financial Services
International Funds Focus Quarterly | October 2025
Carried interest tax reforms, Companies House identity checks, VC and future foods, and the FCA 'regulating growth'
16/10/2025
Read time
3m
Corporate
Corporate Focus: Autumn 2025
Welcome to our round-up of corporate law and regulation insights for large listed and unlisted corporate groups in the UK...
06/10/2025
Read time
3m
Workforce Solutions
How tech advances and new legislation are shaping UK staffing and recruitment valuations and deals
A nexus of tech, legal and tax factors will influence dealmaking for workforce solutions companies into 2027 and beyond
26/09/2025
Read time
13m
Corporate
Supreme Court refines approach to prohibition of financial assistance in Spanish capital companies
A recent decision evolves the case-by-case approach to financial assistance away from the notion of automatic nullity
25/09/2025
Read time
4m
Corporate
PISCES: a new UK pathway for private company liquidity
The new trading platform will facilitate secondary sales of existing shares in private companies
24/09/2025
Read time
3m