This blog post was written by a Freshfields team comprising Ken Baird, Richard Tett, Adam Gallagher, Catherine Balmond, Lindsay Hingston,...
Freshfields Transactions
A lot has been written about the macro-economic environment in which we expect to find ourselves as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic....
We reported in our previous blog published on 15 June 2020 ('The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill – a pensions perspective') that...
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The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated global trends towards more expansive reviews of foreign direct investment (FDI). The first half of...
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Companies deemed critical to combating COVID-19 and future public health emergencies gain protection as additional sectors are brought...
The European Commission’s controversial white paper on levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies (PDF) published on 17...
The District Court of Rotterdam on 11 June 2020 annulled the Minister of Economic Affairs’ decision to grant a licence for the...
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Mergers in rapidly developing, dynamic and innovation-led markets are increasingly coming under scrutiny from competition authorities....
The new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (the Bill) has been introduced into the UK Parliament and proposes significant changes...
Compared to the 2007-08 financial crisis, the COVID-19 crisis is likely to produce a broader array of asset classes that become available...
The opportunity Like many other countries, Vietnam closed its schools as a precautionary measure to deal with COVID-19. While initially...
Today, a new regulation entered into force in Germany to increase foreign investment scrutiny in the health sector. The new rules are...