Long Read: The Second Wave Hits: Why the EU AI Act just might become the global standard for AI regulation
The Regulatory Watershed Moment for General-Purpose AI
The European Union’s AI Act reached a pivotal milestone on 2 August 2025, marking the commencement of binding obligations for providers of general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. This “second wave” of the AI Act represents far more than a regulatory compliance exercise: it constitutes the establishment of what is likely to become the global framework for AI governance, with profou…
Long Read: Developing AI? How UK National Security laws could damage your exit
The National Security & Investment Act: the hidden risk in transactions involving cutting-edge creative tech companies.
You’re embracing “Createch” and have built an AI-powered creative business. Maybe it’s a generative design platform, a machine-learning music composition tool or a data-driven content recommendation engine.
You’ve secured seed investment, grown your team, and now you’re ready for th…
Long Read: AI Geopolitics: How Washington and Beijing are reshaping your business
The race for AI supremacy just took a decisive turn. Within the last week, the world’s two largest economies have unveiled radically different visions for artificial intelligence governance. UK businesses now face a strategic choice that will define their competitive position for years to come.
America’s Deregulatory Gambit
President Trump’s Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan, launched on 23 July 2025, reads lik…
Long Read: Big Tech vs Creators: whose side is the UK Government on when it comes to AI?
Last week, when the Government announced its expert working groups on AI and copyright, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Peter Kyle confirmed he was “determined to harness expert insights across the debate“. Many artists and creators were quick to voice their concerns, seeing the groups as designed to legitimise what they’ve long argued amounts to state-sanctioned intellectual property theft: allowi…
Long Read: OpenAI acquires Jony Ive’s io – but what has it actually bought?
OpenAI has just done something profoundly un-OpenAI: it’s bought a hardware company. The announcement that it has acquired io – the secretive design venture set up by Jony Ive and backed by SoftBank – reads like a love letter to possibility more than a straight M&A move. But behind the gloss and lofty promises, what has OpenAI actually bought?
The answer isn’t a product – at least not yet. Io hasn’t released a…
What Silver Lake’s Endeavor deal means for the future of media and the UK market
The $25 billion take-private acquisition of Endeavor by Silver Lake isn’t just a power move, it’s a crystal-clear signal that private equity (PE) is doubling down on the business of entertainment. In an era defined by streaming wars, IP battles, and the race for scale, this deal could trigger a fresh wave of consolidation. The UK should be paying close attention.
Silver Lake already held a significant stake in Endeavor, but taking full contro…
L&T analyses AI Training Data Cases outside the US
Partner Dominic Bray and Associate Sevine Dandan were invited to contribute to the recently published book, “The AI Revolution: the International Legal Perspective”, for IAEL (International Association of Entertainment Lawyers).
You can read a copy of this article from the book by clicking on the link below.
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L&T hosts tech M&A panel at Hamptons Tech Week’s London Stopover
Earlier this week, we were delighted to host a panel session at the London leg of the Hamptons Tech Week, “Where The Future Meets”, at Aures London Waterloo.
The panel, titled “The Exit Algorithm: Winning Strategies for Tech M&A” led by Corporate Partner, Andy Moseby, alongside Jason Purcell, CEO and co-founder of FirstCapital and Marcus Exall, investor and founder of Up And To The Right, discuss the complexitie…