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...
20 Jul, 2023 What you need to know now about the impact of the OECD's global minimum tax on M&A transactions By Peter Clements Bob van Kasteren Katharina Kubik Joe Soltis Alison Dickie +2 more... Show less Following international agreement on the key components of the OECD’s Pillar 2 proposal to introduce a global minimum tax, attention has...
10 May, 2023 A Brave New World for FPIs: How the SEC’s new rules for share buyback disclosure could portend a new future for foreign private issuers By Ethan Magid Doug Smith “This change fundamentally upends the Commission’s long-standing and bipartisan approach of largely deferring to the disclosures made by...
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...
12 Oct, 2022 More Red Tape for Bank M&A in Europe - ECB publish draft guide on qualifying holding procedures By Alexander Glos Daniel Klingenbrunn Nicholas Lütgerath Jan Struckmann +1 more... Show less Acquiring 10% or more in European credit institutions requires an in-depth ex-ante assessment by national competent authorities (NCA) and...
12 Jul, 2022 UK Model Law consultation: Gibbs preserved, Rubin overruled By Craig Montgomery Alex Thomson Anna Agnello In a consultation commenced on 7 July 2022, the UK Insolvency Service is proposing to implement two “model laws” adopted by the United...
19 May, 2022 Data privacy accountability – a risk for M&A in Europe and beyond? By Tibor Szigetvari Robert Barton Julian Boatin Accountability deficiencies as a risk to M&A Accountability – a key principle under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – has...
13 Jan, 2022 Getting deals through in 2022: new opportunities and risks for companies navigating a complex regulatory environment By Jenny Leahy Bertrand Guerin Megan Yeates Companies can expect tough, complex, and unpredictable merger control processes in 2022, as authorities are under pressure to tackle...
07 Oct, 2021 Lexology Getting The Deal Through: Merger Control – 2022 edition now out By Thomas Janssens The latest edition of Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control is now out. The ever increasing sophistication of merger control...
29 Apr, 2021 Essential Foreign Investment: Episode 1 – CFIUS, China and Europe’s new screening regime By Alastair Mordaunt Ermelinda Spinelli Colin Costello Rocío De Troya +1 more... Show less Economic conditions remain uncertain with the pandemic not yet fully under control, and geopolitical tensions, particularly between the...
21 Apr, 2021 UK, German and Australian competition authorities unite to back strong and effective merger control By Sascha Schubert Sarah Jensen Thomas McGrath Ilka Mauelshagen +1 more... Show less The UK, German and Australian competition authorities have issued a joint statement highlighting their common understanding of the need...