On 1st November 2023, the new Luxembourg law of 7 August 2023 on the continuation of businesses and modernisation of insolvency law (the "Law") enters into force.
This long-awaited reform implements Directive 2019/1023...more
European biotech just enjoyed its most abundant quarter in nearly two years in a tentative sign of a renaissance in the sector. There were 46 deals in Q1 2023, the second biggest year for deals in the region on Mergermarket...more
Aggregate global buyout value dipped sharply in the second half of 2022 reverting to pre-pandemic levels—the first three months of 2023, however, have seen an uptick in volume...more
Private equity (PE) deal activity shrinks as buyer and vendor pricing expectations widen and rising interest rates drive significant tightening in acquisition finance markets -
PE managers endured a testing year in 2022 as...more
M&A activity in Western Europe surged in Q3 on the back of strong PE interest and low UK stock prices -
Dealmaking in Western Europe reached a post-crisis record in the third quarter of the year as dealmaker confidence...more
11/9/2021
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Bids ,
Buyouts ,
Capital Markets ,
Debt Market ,
EU ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK
After four quarters in a row of exceptionally high PE activity, Q3 2021 has continued the trend, recording the highest value and volume of any third quarter on record -
The summer months of July and August typically mean...more
The global response to the pandemic, including unprecedented vaccine rollouts, appears to have energized the private equity industry. The second quarter of 2021 saw the highest value figure on record: US$418.3 billion...more
On 1 December 2020, the prohibition of unfair terms in B2B contracts imposed by the law of 21 March 2019, will enter into force.
From now on, any contractual terms creating a manifest imbalance between the rights and...more
The effects of the COVID-19 outbreak leave many Belgian enterprises in financial distress, or even, for some of them, at risk of insolvency. In order to help these enterprises navigate the crisis and prevent them from going...more
5/3/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Debtors ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Distress ,
Insolvency ,
Moratorium ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Small Business
PE activity in Western Europe may have dipped in 2019 but this is not the full picture. Buyout activity remains impressive, although exits subsided as PE funds focused on purchases instead of sales.
Western Europe had a...more
1/29/2020
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Buyouts ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
London Stock Exchange ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Private Investment Funds ,
Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPEs) ,
Secondary Buyouts ,
Stock Markets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The new Belgian Code on Companies and Associations enters into force on 1 May 2019.
The Belgian Code on Companies and Associations (the "BCCA"), enacted by the Belgian parliament on 28 February 2019, repeals the existing...more
5/1/2019
/ Amended Rules ,
Articles of Association ,
Belgium ,
Board of Directors ,
Bonds ,
Capital Requirements ,
Code on Companies and Associations (the BCCA) ,
Conflict Resolution ,
Corporate Dissolution ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Liability ,
Directors ,
Dividends ,
For-Profit Corporations ,
Liquidation ,
Nonprofits ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities ,
Share Capital ,
Shareholder Distributions ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Updated Forms ,
Voting Rights