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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

A new sustainable finance champion – demystifying the Community Investment Tax Relief (CITR) for institutional investors

A&O Shearman on 1/3/2024

In 2003, the UK Government introduced the CITR scheme to provide private investors with a significant tax incentive to finance enterprises within disadvantaged communities through accredited CDFIs. Whilst a similar scheme is...more

Tax incentives for sustainable investments: what businesses should be thinking about

A&O Shearman on 11/3/2023

We recently hosted an event as part of our Sustainable Transition seminar series titled “Tax incentives for sustainable investments: where are the opportunities?”. In this article, our panellists set out some of the key...more

The energy community tax credit – IRS provides investors with certainty

A&O Shearman on 4/17/2023

The Internal Revenue Service issued Notice 2023-29 (the “Guidance”), which provides helpful guidance for energy projects seeking to evaluate whether they qualify for enhanced tax incentives under the energy community (“EC”)...more

Global real estate and ESG: How the EU, UK and US are responding to the climate crisis

Hogan Lovells on 4/13/2023

With governments across the globe warning that action is urgently needed to diminish global warming and address the climate crisis, we look at the response of the EU, UK and US, with a focus on real estate. Climate damage is...more

Carbon Taxes in the Shipping Industry—Assessing Japan’s Proposal

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 6/21/2022

There are growing calls for a carbon tax on shipping emissions. Jim Loftis, Ciara Ros and Tatiana Freeman of Vinson & Elkins look at the recent proposal from Japan for a global carbon tax, assess it in the context of the...more

Sino-US and EU-US trade wars continue to cause hardship for manufacturers

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics... on 10/22/2019

The year-long trade conflict between the U.S. and China has caused a number of economic casualties. North American farmers have struggled, as they watched their primary market for soy and pork disappear,...more

A New Twist in the Micula Case

Orrick - Antitrust Watch on 7/22/2019

The Micula case refers to what started as an intra-EU arbitration dispute between two Swedish investors and Romania and might end—or not—as a State aid case. After the recent EU judgment of June 2019, which marks a new twist,...more

English Courts Stay Enforcement of ICSID Award

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/28/2017

On 20 January 2017, the English Commercial Court handed down an important judgment addressing the intersection of a State’s public international law obligations in investment treaty arbitration and its obligations under...more

Private equity in Italy: market and regulatory overview

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/2/2016

How do private equity funds typically obtain their funding? Private equity funds continued to have a diverse investor base in 2015. Although with a significant decrease from the 2014 figure of 68%, about 48% of the...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Corporate/London: UK BUDGET 2013: The UK Government announces tax and other initiatives to support shale gas...

King & Spalding on 5/6/2013

In March the UK Government delivered its Budget for 2013, announcing a number of tax and other initiatives designed to encourage investment in the exploitation of UK shale gas resources. The Department of Energy and Climate...more

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