3/26/2026 11:12:31 AM Can the Industrial Accelerator Act strengthen strategic industries without stifling investment? A look at the IAA’s FDI provisions By Juliane Hilf Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Introduction and background On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for an Industrial Accelerator...
3/19/2026 11:12:22 AM Cross-Border Shareholder Loans: European Court of Justice Clarifies Equitable Subordination in German Insolvency Proceedings By Marvin Knapp Lars Westpfahl Jan-Philip Wilde Susanne Hoerrmann +1 more... Show less Shareholder loans are a common financing tool for businesses, but their treatment in insolvency proceedings, particularly across borders,...
3/16/2026 10:53:54 AM UK decides to reboot investment screening to protect its national and economic security in today’s volatile world By Sarah Jensen Cara Carr The UK Government has decided to implement a package of reforms to the national security and investment regime designed to update the...
3/13/2026 2:26:51 PM Building a Stronger Europe: Why a Unified Defence Market Matters Now By Andreas von Bonin Deborah Janssens Thomas Janssens Kate Gough Philipp Lehmann Thomas Lübbig Malte Symann Nicolas Sölter Robert Colvin Florian Reiter-Werzin Conor Leavy Julius Raddatz Hendrik Reichert +10 more... Show less The European Commission is spearheading an initiative to forge a Defence Single Market. This comes at a critical time, with Europe's...
3/13/2026 1:58:21 PM The Rise of Platform Financing in Energy, Infrastructure and Beyond By Stuart Rowson Ally McKechnie Pascal Despard Matt Bastion +1 more... Show less The energy and infrastructure sector continues to evolve at pace, driven by the global push for energy security, resilient digital...
3/12/2026 5:46:10 PM SEC grants exemptions for certain dual-listed FPIs just ahead of March 2026 compliance date for new beneficial ownership reporting regime for their directors and officers By Erik Gerding David Boles Michael Levitt Ethan Magid Pamela Marcogliese Jacqueline Marino Doug Smith +4 more... Show less In December 2025, the US Congress enacted a law removing a disclosure exemption enjoyed by directors and officers of SEC-reporting non-US...
3/12/2026 3:33:27 PM EU Insolvency Law: Harmonisation approaches the finish line By Susanne Hoerrmann Charlotte Ausema Silvia Angos Antoine Rueda Simran Khan Katharina Crinson Oliver Hutton +4 more... Show less Introduction On 10 March 2026, the European Parliament formally approved the long-awaited Directive harmonising certain aspects of...
3/11/2026 3:17:58 PM Exceptional means exceptional – the strict deadline for challenging UK CMA merger decisions By James Aitken Karen Slaney The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)’s recent judgment in Aramark Limited v Competition and Markets Authority is a sharp reminder...
3/10/2026 10:07:04 AM The Corporate Treasury Reimagined: Why Net Leases Are Back in the Spotlight By David Seymour Lydia Kent-Smith In an economic climate of higher interest rates, tightening credit and persistent capex needs, sophisticated corporate occupiers and PERE...
3/5/2026 10:42:21 AM Breaking the mould: changes to the UK securitisation framework under consultation By Joana Fragata Andrew Heathcote Following the transfer of the UK securitisation rules into the PRA and FCA rulebooks in November 2024, the FCA and PRA launched...