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19 November 2020

Beyond Brexit transition

The impact on corporate law and corporate transactions

Contacts: Peter Watts, Caitlin Weeks, Richard Diffenthal, Ben Higson

Any deal is unlikely to have a significant impact on the laws which directly govern companies and transactions but dealmakers will need to understand the implications of issues such as merger control and data transfers. That would be equally true in a no-deal scenario.

More fundamentally, any deal will be one of the foundation stones for the future direction of the UK’s economy, regulatory environment and relationship with the rest of the world.  Both in overall approach and detailed provisions it will have important implications for corporate strategies, structure and deal making over the next decade.

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