The Allen & Overy Podcast

Global M&A outlook: What dealmakers need to know

Geopolitical volatility, escalating trade tensions and an increasingly complex regulatory environment have dominated the global economy during the first half of 2019. What are the implications for the M&A markets across the world and what are the practical issues that dealmakers should consider in response?

Dirk Meeus, co-head of Allen & Overy’s Corporate practice, discusses the current and emerging trends shaping the global mergers and acquisitions markets.

PD III – Third time lucky for the EU Prospectus Regime from a debt capital markets perspective?

This podcast provides an overview of the imminent changes in the debt capital markets space being made by the Prospectus Regulation – so-called PD III - which comes into full application in July of this year. The focus of the podcast is on the key areas of change for debt securities arising as a result of PD III (and associated legislative developments) and the likely impact on practical aspects of debt capital markets transactions.

GDPR Podcast – Key lessons to learn from recent data protection enforcement actions

In this podcast, data protection partners Jane Finlayson-Brown and Nigel Parker join David Smith, A&O’s special adviser for data protection and a former Deputy Data Protection Commissioner at the UK ICO, and Ali Parvin, Peerpoint Consultant, to discuss key enforcement actions since the introduction of GDPR and provide insight for companies looking to minimise their risk of regulatory fines.

Collaborating with tech companies – how to make innovation partnerships succeed

Traditional companies are responding to the challenge of digital disruption by partnering with technology companies (large and small) to accelerate innovation.

Allen & Overy partner Connell O'Neill discusses the opportunities and potential pitfalls that established businesses need to consider.