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Articles by Ishan Zahoor
New EU recovery prospectuses 'to reduce time and costs involved in raising capital'
The EU has amended its capital market regulations to mitigate the financial impact of the Covid-19 crisis for businesses. A new short-form prospectus will make it easier for companies to raise equity capital. The European Parliament and the Council have approved the amendments to the Prospectus Regulation. The new Regulation was published in the Official Journal of the European Union and will enter into force on 18 March 2021.
Client Earth report 'wake-up call' to pension trustees
Pension trustees should expect to become subject to the same high levels of scrutiny as UK listed companies in relation to climate-related disclosure requirements. A report produced by environmental legal group ClientEarth (70 page / 5.4MB PDF) showed that the vast majority of UK listed companies are failing to meet disclosure requirements on how climate change will affect their business as scrutiny grows in this area.
Access to funding the main barrier to life sciences innovation
Life sciences companies in Europe believe access to funding is the biggest barrier to innovation in their sector, a study commissioned by international law firm Pinsent Masons has found. Pinsent Masons commissioned Meridian West to undertake interviews with 52 industry experts from across Europe in November last year.
Complying with directors' remuneration report disclosures
UK-registered quoted companies need to make a number of new disclosures in their directors' remuneration report for financial years ending 31 December 2020 onwards. Companies listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) are not "quoted companies" for these purposes. The legislation implementing these changes was enacted in order to comply with the requirements of the Shareholders' Rights Directive II, and came into force on 10 June 2019.
World's largest solar farm to be built in Australia
Sun Cable will build the world’s largest solar farm, a $14 billion, 10 gigawatt (GW) project to be completed by 2026. The Australia-ASEAN Power Link (AAPL) will take up about 12,000 hectares. In addition to being the world's largest solar farm, the AAPL will also incorporate the world's longest submarine power cable, which will export electricity from outback Australia to Singapore via a 4,500km high-voltage direct current (HVDC) network.
Joint Ventures Flow Into Unchartered Waters Amidst Covid-19
Although economies across the world are endeavouringto resurrect, businesses especially those operating as joint ventures (JVs) across the spectrum stand at a crucial juncture. With an unprecedented disruption of supply chains, liquidity challenges, employment and commercial contract issues, JVs are now required to swiftly adapt, comprehend and manage unanticipated risks in order to maintain and honour the contractual arrangements agreed between the contracting parties to a JV.
Covid-19 presents unique challenges for joint ventures
If a JV partner is unable to participate in a particular call for funding, it will have to consider the implications of the resulting dilution of its stake in the JV and the associated impact on future economic and governance rights. A non-contributing JV partner may face issues including loss in representation on the board; reduced decision-making power on reserved matters; a reduced role in the operation of the JV; or even, in some cases, trigger an event of default.
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