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Congratulations to our teams on a fantastic set of results at The Lawyer Awards, securing Corporate Team of the Year, alongside being Highly Commended for Energy Transition Team of the Year and Commended for Private Capital Firm of the Year. These achievements reflect the breadth of our Corporate offering and the strength of our cross-practice collaboration, as well as our continued focus on supporting clients across complex transactions and evolving market dynamics. Congratulations to the team. 

LegalTech Talk 2026 is this week and we’re looking forward to being back as both sponsor and speaker. We’ll be sharing perspectives across a number of sessions, including: 🔹A plenary discussion between Linklaters managing partner Paul Lewis OBE and Legora CEO Max Junestrand on the evolving legal and technology landscape 🔹A case study session with Linklaters director of AI delivery Sarah Barnard and Legora’s global head of legal engineering Alex Fortescue-Webb exploring what it takes to successfully embed AI in practice 🔹A panel with AI and Innovation lead Greg B. on cutting through the noise to evaluate legal technology in a meaningful way 🔹A private workshop with head of client knowledge and learning Dr. Ian Rodwell on how legal functions can lead AI-enabled transformation If you’re attending, it would be great to connect and share perspectives on how organisations are approaching AI in legal services today. Feel free to reach out to arrange time with the team that is attending: Sarah Barnard, Tom Quoroll, Greg B., Gianpaolo Gangemi, Hasan Bayat (MBA), Xuewei Loy, Michael Kest

✨ We have been named Team of the Year: Debt and equity-linked and won two Deal of the Year awards at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026. These awards highlight the strength, depth and continued market leadership of our Corporate and Capital Markets teams, and how we bring together our expertise on the most complex equity and debt and equity-linked transactions across Europe. 💬 Simon Branigan, global head of corporate, comments: “We are honoured to be recognised once again at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026, this year with three awards: Team of the Year: Debt and equity-linked, Deal of the Year: Equity for The Magnum Ice Cream Company, and Deal of the Year: Debt and equity-linked for the A2A European green bond. These accolades are a testament to the exceptional talent within our firm and our commitment to innovation in cross-border deals. Each award highlights the unique qualities and strengths we bring to complex legal challenges, particularly in groundbreaking transactions such as The Magnum Ice Cream Company triple listing and the A2A European green bond.” 🏆 Our wins at the IFLR Europe Awards 2026 include: • Team of the Year: Debt and equity-linked • Deal of the Year: Equity – The Magnum Ice Cream Company   • Deal of the Year: Debt and equity-linked – A2A European green bond

London International Disputes Week 2026 brought together leading practitioners and experts from across the globe to consider current issues affecting the disputes market. Linklaters had a fantastic time contributing to a range of sessions: ▪️ During our panel, M&A disputes in 2026: it’s all about value, we discussed how increasingly complex and contentious issues are arising after M&A deals have completed. Hearing lawyers, valuation experts and insurers debate these issues made clear just how common and consequential post‑closing disputes have become. ▪️ The panel on FSMA securities litigation featured a spirited defence of the existing regime and its restrictions, but also highlighted dissatisfaction about access to justice and the high hurdle for claimants. In any event, further clarity on the case for reform is unlikely until more cases proceed through the courts. ▪️ We all know that AI is having a seismic impact on our lives. The Algorithmic Relations panel brought to life that impact on some of the core foundations of our society, including open justice, responsible journalism and businesses’ ability to shape or resist certain narratives in a crisis. Few people may have considered how digital twins could be used, for example, to anticipate how judges or regulators might react to particular arguments, or that our future perception of case law and precedent might be shaped by bots. ▪️ In our When worlds collide panel, we explored the critical, and often underestimated, interplay between employment law, corporate crime, regulatory investigations and crisis communications, recognising that decisions made in one lane rarely stay there. Many thanks to all our speakers, panelists and attendees for their contributions, with special thanks to Linklaters speakers Rory Conway, David Thomas, Andrew Poulton, Rebecca Burton, Georgina Kon, Sinead Casey, Elly Proudlock and Clare McMullen.

7 June 2026 marked the transposition deadline for the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EUPTD). Yet only four Member States – Italy, Lithuania, Malta and Slovakia – have fully implemented it. The remaining countries are still progressing through implementation, leaving the compliance landscape fragmented and fast-evolving. A few things are now clear (or rather, clear for now): ⌛ The European Commission will not renegotiate or delay the EUPTD. The EUPTD will not be included in any omnibus simplification package or “stop-the-clock” measure. ⚖️ The absence of national implementing law does not remove exposure for employers. National courts are already expected to interpret domestic law consistently with the EUPTD. 📜 The four implemented regimes already differ materially from one another and should not be viewed as a blueprint for the rest of Europe. In our latest blog, our employment lawyers explore what this means in practice for employers operating across multiple jurisdictions. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dtkdYuBG

Linklaters is proud to support Social Mobility Day. Thank you to Paul Lewis OBE for sharing his story as part of the #StoriesMatter campaign. We are committed to ensuring that personal background, social identity and socio-economic circumstances are not barriers to opportunity. Throughout the month our Social Mobility Network will be hosting events to share more stories and keep the conversation going.

We recently marked 50 years in Hong Kong SAR with our clients and colleagues.    Since opening our doors in 1976, we have had the privilege of working with clients on their most important mandates in the region from big-ticket M&A and complex restructurings to the biggest debt and equity financings as well as key litigation and arbitration.   Celebrating our golden jubilee provided an unmissable opportunity to thank our clients, including those who have been with us since the very beginning.   A big thank-you to all our clients, colleagues and communities who have been part of our story. It is these moments that matter - shaped by teamwork, ambition and commitment - that define our journey. We are excited for what is to come and look forward to celebrating many more such moments with you.    #Linklaters50yearsinHongKong #Linklaters50yearsinAsia

Linklaters is advising longstanding client Tate & Lyle on its £2.7bn recommended cash offer by Ingredion Incorporated. This is the latest in a series of significant transactions that Linklaters has advised Tate & Lyle on, including its disposal of its Primary Products business in the Americas and its acquisition of CP Kelco from J.M. Huber Corporation. The cross-practice deal team is led by global head of corporate Simon Branagan and corporate partner Lisa Chang, supported by managing associate Cameron Western (corporate). Partners Thomas McGrath, Natura Gracia and John Eichlin (antitrust & foreign investment) and partners Cara Hegarty and Sinead Casey (employment & incentives) are also advising. The deal demonstrates Linklaters’ market-leading experience advising on complex and cross-practice transactions. 👏 Congratulations to everyone involved. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/egt8pVsb

Linklaters has advised Associated British Ports on a ground-breaking £300m term facility agreement to support a major infrastructure investment programme across the UK's largest port network, underpinning economic growth, strengthening supply chains and supporting the transition to cleaner energy.   The Linklaters team was led by Mark Nuttall (Partner, Structured Finance), assisted by Benjamin Dewsnip (Counsel, Structured Finance), Joseph Stedman Jones (Managing Associate, Structured Finance), Nicholas Jensen (Associate, Structured Finance) and Ebunoluwa A. (Trainee Solicitor, Structured Finance). Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCUT39Mk