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The General Authority for Competition in Saudi Arabia introduces new merger control thresholds

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A merger filing will be required if each of the following thresholds are met: The new thresholds mark a significant change from the previous thresholds, which required only that the combined annual worldwide turnover of all...more

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New Competition Regimes and Increased Antitrust Enforcement across the Middle East & North Africa

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The tidal wave of antitrust activity throughout the Middle East & North Africa is expected to continue rising in 2023, as several jurisdictions across the region have started to amend their competition laws, introduce new...more

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2022 Year in Review: White & Case Global Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS)

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Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey See Significant Surge in Merger Filing Activity; US and EU Merger Filing Activity is Down Compared to 2021's Record Levels, But Still Above Historical Levels - White & Case...more

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Middle Eastern dealmaking strides ahead in 2021

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Deal volume has reached new highs as dealmaking confidence in the region returns - Middle Eastern dealmaking has surpassed expectations so far in 2021. A total of 98 deals changed hands during the first three quarters—the...more

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Q&A: M&A In The Oil & Gas Sector

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Jim Hansen, Head of Investment Banking at Opportune Partners LLC, gives his thoughts on the state of oil and gas M&A activity and what to expect in 2021. Originally published in the January 2021 issue of Financier...more

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Q&A: Oil & Gas Bankruptcies, Restructurings & Mergers Likely To Continue In 2021

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As Murphy’s law states, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. This age-old adage can be applied to what the U.S. oil and gas industry has experienced through most of 2020. The U.S. shale sector continues to reel...more

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After Soaring Settlement, SFO Propels Corruption Charges Against Airbus Subsidiary

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Mere months after Airbus entered into a record-breaking, nearly $4 billion resolution with the U.S., U.K., and France to settle foreign bribery allegations, the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) moved on July 30, 2020, to...more

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M&A - Emerging from Crisis

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The first half of 2020 has presented governments, business and individuals with an unprecedented set of circumstances to grapple with. As thoughts start to turn towards emerging from the crisis, people around the world have...more

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Oil & gas M&A stumbles in the face of COVID-19 crisis

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Oil & gas dealmaking has plummeted following a period of prolonged low oil prices and a steep fall in demand due to COVID-19. However, large players with strong balance sheets could still see opportunities to invest....more

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Oil & gas M&A in the US follows global market softening

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M&A in the US oil and gas sector faced significant headwinds in 2019, even before the COVID-19 pandemic and crash in crude price sent a shock to the industry. M&A in the US oil and gas industry faced an uphill battle in...more

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Global Merger Control Update 2020

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Merger control enforcement continues to surge around the world and reaches well beyond the largest and traditionally most active enforcers (e.g., United States, European Commission, China, and Brazil). Beyond these countries,...more

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Saudi Arabia's New Competition Law Goes Into Effect

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's new competition regime has gone into effect with potentially significant implications for businesses which are active in the Kingdom and those considering transactions with a Saudi component. The...more

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Overview Of Public Merger & Acquisition Regulations In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia - September 2019

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Since the introduction by the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the “Kingdom”) of the amended Merger and Acquisition Regulations (the “M&A Regulations”) there has been a distinct increase in...more

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CMA Announces New Rules For Ownership In Listed Companies By Foreign Strategic Investors

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CMA Announces New Rules for Ownership in Listed Companies by Foreign Strategic Investors - As part of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s efforts to regulate and develop the capital markets and to facilitate foreign investment,...more

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Overview of Public Merger & Acquisition Regulations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Since the introduction by the Capital Market Authority (the “CMA”) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the “Kingdom”) of the Merger and Acquisition Regulations approved by the Board of the CMA pursuant to its Resolution No....more

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Investment Outlook 2017: Deal trends in the GCC

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When oil prices dropped two years ago, it took a while for the severity and durability of the new oil-price environment to sink in. The response came in 2016: governments focused on cutting expenditure, sending a cascade of...more

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The IRS isn’t waiting around for virtual currency to gain wider acceptance. No, it’s more than happy to go after Bitcoin users who have sought to use the virtual currency as a means of evading taxes....more

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