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Marvell has agreed to buy Lumentum in an all-stock deal valuing it at $115bn, with closing not expected until 2028. We explain the merger agreement's approval conditions, its remedies covenant and the $3.2bn reverse break fee.
Physical PPA vs virtual PPA: one delivers renewable power, the other settles a price difference. We compare structure, shape, basis and credit risk, IFRS 9 accounting after the 2026 amendments, REGOs and Scope 2 claims, and how to choose.
A UAE golden visa gives ten years of self-sponsored residence to investors, senior professionals, talents and top students. We set out the 10 steps, the AED 2 million and AED 30,000 thresholds, official fees, family sponsorship and the rules for keeping it.
An employer has 28 days to answer an employment tribunal claim, and claims are rising fast. We explain the ET3, Acas conciliation, default judgment, 2026 compensation caps, costs, settlement and the cross-border questions for overseas groups.
A step-by-step guide to opening a business in Dubai, from choosing the mainland or a free zone to the trade licence, visas and bank account. It also covers the 60-day beneficial owner register and corporate tax registration within three months.
Clifford Chance has guided Foundation Healthcare Holdings through a S$242 million initial public offering on the Singapore Exchange Mainboard, one of the year's most closely watched healthcare listings in the region.
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners has taken a 47.5% stake in the C$4.6bn Greenlight Electricity Centre in Alberta, a 932-megawatt gas-fired plant set to power a co-located data centre campus, with Kirkland & Ellis advising the incoming investor.
Chinese semiconductor group Wingtech has filed suit against Nexperia in a Dongguan court, seeking up to 8 billion yuan in damages and the return of control after Dutch authorities restricted its influence over the chipmaker on national security grounds.
EU negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus I simplification package, sharply reducing the number of companies covered by the sustainability reporting and due diligence directives.
How to get a sponsor licence in the UK: who is eligible, the Appendix A documents, each application step, GOV.UK fees and the Immigration Skills Charge, CoS allocation, the £41,700 Skilled Worker threshold, sponsor duties and audits, why licences are revoked, and the UK Expansion Worker route for overseas companies.
Vanuatu's citizenship by investment programme still starts at USD 130,000, but its passport now needs visas for the Schengen area and the UK, and investor citizens cannot vote. We set out the official fees, realistic all-in costs, the process, the risks and how Vanuatu compares with the Caribbean programmes and Malta's former route.
Latvia's new Immigration Law, in force from 15 September 2026, abolishes the €250,000 property and €280,000 bank deposit residence routes. We explain what investors can still use, who the transitional rules protect and how the change fits Europe's wider retreat from golden visas and passports.
An Employment Rights Act 2025 checklist for employers: what is already in force, the 30 October 2026 harassment duties, unfair dismissal after six months from 1 January 2027, fire and rehire, the 2027 reforms still awaiting regulations, and what overseas groups with UK staff should do now.
Three months after the 7 June 2026 deadline, only five member states have fully transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive. We set out where every country stands, what applies without national law, the fines and what it means for UK groups.
A former leveraged finance banker has sued JPMorgan Chase in a New York federal court, alleging racial discrimination, sexual coercion and retaliation. The bank rejects the claims, which remain untested in court.
A longtime Coca-Cola engineer alleges that gender-balance targets shaped promotion and dismissal decisions, in a case that revives debate over how far corporate diversity goals may go before they cross legal lines. The allegations remain unproven.
The Court of Appeal has rejected Tesco's challenge to how an employment tribunal assesses equal pay claims brought by more than 16,000 store workers, allowing the long-running case to advance.
