United Kingdom: Finance and Banking

Although most private credit funds remain funded by institutional investors, private wealth investors represent a small but growing share of capital. They can now get exposure to private credit through publicly...

Lloyd’s of London adds a certain mystique to the UK insurance market. Tracing its history to a 17th century coffee house, Lloyd’s has since developed into the world’s most prominent...

Following the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis, reforms such as the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule and Basel III constrained traditional bank lending and accelerated the growth of non-bank credit.

Against the backdrop of an unstable interest rate environment, with valuation challenges and subdued M&A / IPO activity, hybrid capital solutions have gained popularity.

Expecting the unexpected seems to have become the new normal, as evidenced by the resilience of the M&A market in the second half of 2025. In the European leveraged finance market...

For many businesses, particularly those operating in regulated or credibility-sensitive sectors, how funding appears on the balance sheet can materially affect stakeholder confidence, regulatory perception...

On March 13, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order titled “Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit,” directing federal financial regulators to consider a broad set of revisions to the mortgage regulatory framework.

Welcome everyone to 2026, and to the first of this year's Gatehouse Property Newsletter (incorporating the answer to last month's "Who am I?" – thanks for all who played!).

Bonds are often used by governments to fund infrastructure projects or war spending.

As investment across the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues togrow, the core question for sponsors, lenders and development finance institutions has evolved.

The transactional risk market entered 2026 from a position of strength. Even against a backdrop of uneven deal volume, persistent macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility...

A&O Shearman advises Aegon on the approximately GBP2bn sale of its UK business to Standard Life, creating the UK's largest retirement savings and income business serving 16 million customers. The transaction includes GBP750 million in cash and a 15% equity stake in the combined entity, marking a strategic milestone in Aegon's transformation into a leading U.S. life insurance and retirement group.