While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate...more
3/22/2024
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Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Financial Markets ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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Venture Capital
On June 3, 2022, Department of Justice Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant General Richard A. Powers reiterated the Division’s intent to bring more cases to trial and touted the Division’s record number of open...more
Although much attention recently has been focused upon debates in Congress, potential legislative changes to U.S. antitrust law are not limited to proposals at the federal level. Many states are considering changes to their...more
Critics of modern antitrust enforcement have been building momentum towards antitrust reform over the last several years. In the first week of February 2021, several members of Congress signaled that bipartisan legislative...more
On January 27, 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued an important ruling regarding an investment fund’s liability for the cartel behaviour of an affiliate. The CJEU confirmed that an investment fund...more
2/1/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
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EU ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Parent Corporation ,
Voting Rights