In a continually evolving antitrust landscape, we consider five key trends that PE deal teams should be aware of.
Focus on Non-Controlling Stakes in Competing Companies -
Antitrust authorities are paying closer...more
3/13/2019
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Antitrust Division ,
Common Ownership ,
Competition Authorities ,
Document Productions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Private Equity ,
UK
In June 2018, the UK adopted new powers to review certain technology related deals on national security grounds, extending the scope and breadth of its control regime to those that concern computing hardware, or quantum...more
1/11/2019
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CFIUS ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
EU ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Technology Sector ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The UK government has assumed an increasingly interventionist approach to foreign takeovers in recent years. In June 2018, the UK adopted new powers to review deals on national security grounds, extending the scope and...more
UK government publishes “no deal” Brexit notice on mergers and antitrust — Latham lawyers analyse the practical implications for affected parties.
The UK’s expected separation from the European Union (EU) on 29 March 2019...more
The expansion of the UK government’s foreign investment review powers will require additional scrutiny of potential deals for the early identification of additional steps in the regulatory approval strategy.
Key...more
Buyers of businesses that produce military or dual-use goods, certain aspects of computing hardware, or quantum technology for supply in the UK should carefully assess the risk of governmental intervention if their targets...more
The CAT’s specific disclosure ruling addresses the use of licensing to support anticompetitive behaviour.
On 2 March 2018, the Chairman of the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) granted an application for further...more
As European data protection regulators prepare to enforce the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) from May 2018, private equity firms must act to minimise the risk of becoming financially liable for the data protection...more
12/14/2017
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Corporate Liability ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Data ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
UK
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has handed down its much-anticipated judgment in Case C-230/16 Coty Germany GmbH v Parfümerie Akzente GmbH (Coty). The case concerns the legality of a prohibition of sales on...more
On 2 August 2017, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a consultation on proposals to amend the Office of Fair Trading’s 2012 guidance as to the appropriate amount of a penalty for infringements of the...more