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Demergers: Unlocking value COP29: Did the 'finance COP' find its feet, and what progress was made on carbon markets? The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN's Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP29”) drew to a late close in Baku at the end of November, following protracted negotiations. The main areas of interest to companies and financial institutions will... The Lens Newsletter - November 2024 A selection of our latest blogs on all things digital from our experts and thought leaders here at Slaughter and May. AI in recruitment: ICO publishes recommendations The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published the outcomes from a number of... The Great Plastic Reckoning - How the Law and Geopolitics are Shaping the Future of Plastics The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee’s fifth session (‘INC-5’), held in Busan from 25 November to 1 December 2024, intended to inaugurate a new chapter in international environmental law. Convened by the UN, the session aimed to build upon the foun... Digital Infrastructure - Looking Back, Looking Ahead 2024 was a huge year of investment and innovation across the digital infrastructure space, and we saw an extremely busy year of transactional and advisory work throughout the sector. We also saw regulators continue to grapple with how best to regulate a s... UK Energy and Infrastructure: What’s to come in 2025 Horizon Scanning 2025 Podcast Launch Series Hosted by our Director of Knowledge and Learning, Claire Marshall-Barrand, the launch series for 2025 offers five short episodes introducing this year’s major themes. Throughout the year, we’ll continue the conversation with in-depth episodes exploring em... The Sustainability Omnibus – Streamlining Sustainability Regulation On 26 February 2025, the European Commission published its proposals for the first in a series of ‘omnibus’ packages, aimed at streamlining the EU’s sustainability and value chain due diligence legislation. The proposals hope to reduce sustainability... EFIG: European Banking Newsletter – May 2024 Developments in this month's edition include: Guidelines on resubmission of historical data under EBA reporting framework - EBA publishes final report DORA - ESAs launch consultation on technical standards for joint examination teams Ex ante con... Banking on private equity: UK regulators weigh in on how banks should be assessing their exposure to the private equity sector There is concern emerging at the Bank of England (BoE) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) about how banks are assessing their overall exposure to private equity (PE) related financing activities. Natalie Barnes, Associate There is concern em...