Sep 28, 2020 Carve-out essentials for Japanese corporates: how to execute a successful sale By Jochen Ellrott Japan’s giant corporations are under pressure to shape up. Recent guidelines from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry...
Sep 24, 2020 UK Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: some (but not all) temporary measures extended to 31 December 2020 By Katharina Crinson This blog post was written by a Freshfields team comprising Ken Baird, Catherine Balmond, Lindsay Hingston, Richard Tett, Adam Gallagher,...
Sep 23, 2020 On top of the European Commission’s agenda: levelling the playing field as regards foreign subsidies By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Vanessa van Weelden Tackling distortive effects caused by foreign subsidies in the EU single market is a top priority of the European Commission. In her...
Sep 22, 2020 Six months on: the impact of COVID-19 on European restructurings By Lindsay Hingston Katharina Crinson As the coronavirus pandemic began spreading through Europe in the early months of 2020, the authorities had little idea of how best to...
Sep 21, 2020 Taboola/Outbrain: the UK competition authority takes the centre stage on another global deal By Rikki Haria Caroline Chew James Aitken Sharon Malhi +1 more... Show less Businesses undertaking global M&A have recently been given another stark reminder of the increasingly important role played by the...
Sep 21, 2020 UK government extends support to stop business evictions for the rest of this year By Victoria Hills Gillian Palmer Lisa Townsend At the start of the national lockdown brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government introduced some unprecedented measures to...
Sep 15, 2020 The end of LIBOR, switching to risk-free rates and 'tough legacy' bonds: potential solutions for the sterling bond market By Helen Jones Back in July 2017, Andrew Bailey, then Chief Executive of the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced plans to end the...
Sep 01, 2020 M&A opportunities in times of crisis By Jochen Ellrott The truism that every crisis brings about opportunities also applies to mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The COVID-19 pandemic provides...