Market Standards analysis: What are the current trends in UK public M&A? This Market Standards Trend Report includes an in-depth analysis of the UK public M&A transactions announced in H1 2026 and provides insight into what we and our contributors expect to see in H2 2026 and beyond.

Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 January 2024 to 31 March 2024.

Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025.

Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 January 2026 to 31 March 2026.

Market Standards analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 July 2024 to 30 September 2024.

Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 July 2025 to 30 September 2025.

Corporate analysis: Market Standards has conducted research to examine the current trends in UK public M&A for the period 1 July 2026 to 30 September 2026.

Corporate analysis: What are the current trends in UK public mergers and acquisitions? The latest Market Standards Trend Report includes in-depth analysis of the UK public M&A transactions announced in 2023 and provides insight into what developments are expected in 2024 and beyond.

Environment analysis: The Market Standards Trend Report provides analysis on the sustainability disclosures and climate transition plans of FTSE 100 companies during 2024 and provides commentary on the outlook for these issues during the 2025 season. To address the multipronged nature of sustainability reporting, the report aims to identify which sustainability areas are being disclosed by companies to subsequently ascertain why companies may be reporting on them. While this year’s report focuses primarily on environmental disclosure reflecting prevailing regulatory and market priorities, the report also acknowledges the growing importance of social and human rights issues.

To access the Market Standards corporate deal analysis database, click here. The Market Standards database can also be accessed via the Tools menu on the right-hand side of the Lexis+® UK Corporate homepage. Lexis+® UK In-house Advisor subscribers can access the database via the Tools menu on the right hand side of the In-House Advisor homepage. Market Standards key features Market Standards is a unique service for corporate lawyers available to Lexis+® UK Corporate and Lexis+® UK In-House Advisor subscribers. At its heart is a deal analysis database which allows users to locate, analyse and compare data in relation to key aspects of public company corporate transactions. Market Standards covers ten transactions or ‘deal' types, including takeovers, initial public offerings (IPOs) and secondary offers. The database also includes analysis of the resolutions and voting at FTSE 350 and AIM 50 annual general meetings (AGMs) and a comprehensive library of the associated annual reports. Key features of the Market Standards product include: • detailed, searchable summaries of the latest public company transactions, containing key data points

Corporate analysis: What are the current trends in UK equity capital markets? This Market Tracker trend report includes in-depth analysis of the UK IPOs and secondary offers announced in 2020 and provides insight into what we and our contributors expect to see in 2021 and beyond.

ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. This Practice Note looks at market trends in IPOs and secondary offers on the Main Market and AIM in 2022. For fuller analysis and additional insight into UK ECM trends from our external contributors see our Market Standards UK ECM Trend Report 2022. The IPO data excludes introductions and transfers between markets, save where otherwise indicated. Market capitalisation has been calculated based on the closing price on the day of admission as quoted by the London Stock Exchange plc. Companies listing GDRs have been excluded from the market capitalisation data. The secondary offer analysis looks at transactions raising £10m or more excluding transactions by closed ended investment companies. IPOs Following the record numbers seen in 2021, there was a sharp decline in the total number of IPOs in 2022 (as was also witnessed globally). It was a challenging year which saw only 45 IPOs complete, a decrease of 64% from 2021 but similar to the volume seen in 2020. Main Market IPOs Thirty-three