The Egyptian merger control regime will enter into force on 1 June 2024. In anticipation of this, the Egyptian Competition Authority has published the relevant notification forms, as well as detailed guidelines and Q&As to...more
The Egyptian pre-closing merger control regime will go into full effect on 1 June 2024. The Egyptian Competition Law was amended in December 2022 to introduce a new pre-closing merger control regime, but its enforcement was...more
White & Case Global Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS)—the first real-time clearinghouse for global merger notification data—has analyzed merger notifications in reporting jurisdictions around the first half of calendar year...more
Any foreign company considering a merger with an Israeli company (or with an international company related to an Israeli company) should familiarize itself with various aspects of the laws governing mergers in Israel. These...more
On June 27, 2023 the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, (together, the “Agencies”) announced proposed amendments to the premerger notification rules that...more
Today, the Italian Competition Authority updated its merger control turnover thresholds. Effective today, 22 March 2021, Section 16(1) of Law no. 287 of 10 October 1990 requires prior notification of all mergers and...more
This is a case of three companies. Two of these companies, Axene and Dynamic Vision, have their principal places of business, and were incorporated, in California. The third company, Healthstar, was organized in and has...more
Egypt is getting closer to adopting a new merger control regime that would transform the system from a post-closing to a pre-closing filing regime. The Egyptian Council of Ministers has approved a draft proposal to amend...more
World Law Group (WLG) has released the second edition of the WLG Merger Control Guide, which provides “at-a-glance” information on merger control for 91 jurisdictions around the world. The guide is designed as a quick...more
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