Freshfields Transactions

March 31, 2020

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COVID-19: the UK Government’s moratorium on enforcement of rent covenants in commercial leases by landlords

The Coronavirus Act 2020 came into force on 25 March. It imposed a moratorium on forfeiture of a commercial lease for a tenant's breach...

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Brian Rance En-Min Chua Francesca Loreto

March 30, 2020

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Debt buybacks: selected legal issues

1. Given current market conditions, private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies (each, a "Buyer")[1] are considering buybacks...

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Reena Parmar

March 30, 2020

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COVID-19 – the impact on corporate reporting

Various regulators in the UK, the US and the EU have published statements over the last week in response to the unique circumstances...

Ngoc Nguyen

March 30, 2020

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Vietnam’s long-awaited new merger rules are issued

An epidemic and the competition law share little in common but end up in the same place – one attacks fairly and equally; the other...

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Meredith Mommers Andrew Ewalt Laura Onken Jennifer Mellott Eric Mahr

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March 30, 2020

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Essential Antitrust podcast series – episode 4: Lessons from the US FTC’s bid to block Evonik/PeroxyChem

Until early 2020, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had won each of the seven litigated merger challenges that it had brought since...

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Frank Röhling Alastair Mordaunt Juliane Hilf Uwe Salaschek

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March 26, 2020

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COVID-19: shut down also for foreign direct investments into Europe? Commission issues guidance to member states on how to protect strategic assets

On 25 March 2020, the EU Commission (the Commission) issued a guidance paper (PDF) in relation to foreign direct investment (FDI) during...

Reena Parmar

March 24, 2020

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COVID-19 - Bank of England lends direct to corporates

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe, so too does the impact on the financial markets and on the global...

March 20, 2020

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DCM and COVID-19

As the coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the globe, so too does the impact on the financial markets and on the economy...

Thomas McGrath

March 16, 2020

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Impact of COVID-19 – merger review and deal timelines

COVID-19 is impacting all sectors of the economy and society, and merger review is no exception. Competition authorities are struggling...

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Steph Maguire

March 13, 2020

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UK AGMs and COVID-19

We set out below some practical steps UK companies may wish to take to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on their...

Brin Rajathurai

March 12, 2020

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Tax matters: UK Budget 2020

Rishi Sunak has delivered his first budget as the UK’s Chancellor. With the headlines dominated by the coronavirus and little mention of...

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Paul Lee

March 4, 2020

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Japan’s guidelines for fair M&A: A brief introduction

On 28 June 2019, as part of the continuing push to reform corporate governance under the Abe administration, Japan’s Ministry of Economy,...

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