The CMA increasingly reviews PE mergers including historic roll-up deals, which will prompt sponsors to reassess merger control risks.
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is increasingly focused on...more
European M&A is expected to become more complex after European legislators agreed on a new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), which came into force in January 2023 and aims to control subsidies that distort the EU internal...more
7/25/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Investment Funds ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Notice Requirements ,
Private Equity
A new regulation to control foreign subsidies could entail more complex, costly, and time-consuming deal clearances.
European M&A is set to become more complex after the entry into force of the Foreign Subsidies...more
10/24/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Subsidies
Despite certain regulatory and challenges, PE buyers will likely see more investment opportunities in the gaming industry. The global gaming market reached a valuation of US$135.8 billion in 2020, accounting for a staggering...more
3/17/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Gaming ,
Institutional Investors ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Nasdaq ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Video Games
The recent rise to prominence of SPACs provides private equity portfolio companies an alternative method for stock exchange listing and access to the capital markets.
Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) have...more
Successfully executing an acquisition from stress, distress, or insolvency requires a creative approach to reconcile competing interests. ...more
Digital due diligence becomes increasingly important when buying digitally native beauty brands.
Recent high-profile beauty M&A deals, coupled with current economic uncertainty, have brought renewed interest in the...more
Sustainable finance and its surrounding infrastructure offers growing potential for deals and green innovation.
The global sustainable finance market has expanded rapidly in recent years, approaching US$320 billion in new...more
12/9/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Management ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Debt Market ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Green Bonds ,
Green Finance ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Sustainability ,
UK ,
United Nations
How can private equity firms identify and mitigate inherited liability risk from vulnerable portfolio companies?
Ongoing big ticket regulatory fines coupled with high profile corporate veil cases indicate that private...more
9/30/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
British Airways ,
Data Breach ,
Due Diligence ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Mergers ,
Piercing the Corporate Veil ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Successor Liability ,
UK
Firms targeting assets divested by conglomerates still face obstacles, though barriers to PE investment in Japan are gradually falling.
Many hurdles that traditionally challenged private equity firms looking to invest in...more
9/30/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Global Economy ,
Japan ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 (TCTA 2018)
Companies previously considered immune from activist campaigns have come under pressure, driving new public and private deal opportunities for private equity.
US shareholder activists are an established presence in Europe....more
6/25/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Financial Sponsors ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholders ,
Short Selling ,
UK