29 Jan, 2024 China revises its merger control filing thresholds for the first time By Ninette Dodoo Hazel Yin Wenting Ge Xiaopeng Lai +1 more... Show less China’s State Council has published its Regulation on the Notification Thresholds for Concentrations between Undertakings ('2024...
24 Jan, 2024 FDI Screening: EU Commission Unveils Draft Regulation To Revamp Europe’s FDI Screening Landscape By Juliane Hilf Alvaro Iza Petya Katsarska Thomas Lübbig Alastair Mordaunt Tone Oeyen Natalie Pettinger Kearney Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Ermelinda Spinelli Paul van den Berg Matthias Wahls +9 more... Show less On 24 January 2024, the European Commission (Commission) presented five new initiatives to advance “European economic security”. One of...
08 Dec, 2023 Not over yet: UK DMCC Bill enters the House of Lords with some key questions still up for debate By Sharon Malhi Rikki Haria Sarah Jensen Martin Dickson Abigail Legge Milo Noone +3 more... Show less The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (the Bill) is still expected to come into force in Autumn 2024. Although the overall...
21 Nov, 2023 UK national security screening in the political crosshairs By Iona Crawford Sarah Jensen Michele Davis Alastair Mordaunt +1 more... Show less UK Conservative Government looks at refining the NSI regime – but, ahead of a 2024 election, Labour objects to any watering down On 13...
10 Oct, 2023 Tougher merger control enforcement – a trend here to stay? By Enrica Schaefer Conor Leavy Rikki Haria Jenny Leahy Jennifer Mellott +2 more... Show less The 2024 edition of Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control has been published. This annual overview of global merger control has been...
14 Sep, 2023 Getting the Deal Through Merger Control 2024 By Thomas Janssens Lexology Getting The Deal Through: Merger Control – 2024 edition now out The latest edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Merger...
17 Jul, 2023 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms must respect fundamental freedoms: A Case built on Clay, Sand (and Gravel) By Thomas Lübbig Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Weak cases sometimes make good law. On 13 July, the ECJ in Case C-106/22 held that: Except in specific circumstances, the EU FDI...
12 Jul, 2023 The UK Government publishes its first full year statistics on the national security and investment regime – key insights for investors By Sarah Jensen Michele Davis Alastair Mordaunt On 11 July 2023, the UK Government published its second annual report on the UK’s national security and investment screening regime but...
12 Jul, 2023 EU’s foreign subsidies regime officially kicks off – a new chapter for M&A and public procurement in the EU By Andreas von Bonin Merit Olthoff Martin McElwee Paul van den Berg Vanessa van Weelden Aytaç Çelebi Joanna Goyder +4 more... Show less On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the much-awaited final version of the Implementing Regulation on...
13 Jun, 2023 Belgium prepares for entry into force of new foreign investment screening mechanism By Tone Oeyen Marie de Crane d'Heysselaer Clément Uwayo On 1 July 2023 the new Belgian foreign investment screening regime will enter into force following the adoption by all relevant...
24 Apr, 2023 EU merger control simplification package: cutting or increasing the red tape? By Felix Roscam Abbing Jan Jeram Paul van den Berg Joanna Goyder +1 more... Show less In brief On 20 April, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a merger control simplification package including a revised...
18 Apr, 2023 UK businesses can benefit from free trade agreements … if they know how to use them By Iona Crawford Martin McElwee Lorand Bartels The past few years have been volatile for international trade and those who rely on it for their businesses’ success. UK traders in...