Coinciding with the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany has demonstrated a tougher stance in the enforcement of the EU sanctions. These actions serve as a stark reminder to companies to bring their export...more
Nach der Novelle ist vor der Novelle. Erst im Januar 2021 wurde das deutsche Kartellrecht durch die 10. GWB-Novelle umfassend reformiert. Nun steht möglicherweise bereits die nächste Reform vor der Tür. Anlass sind die...more
Das Bundeskartellamt nimmt derzeit verstärkt zu den kartellrechtlichen Grenzen bei Preissteigerungen Stellung. Bundeskartellamt zu der aktuellen Entwicklung der Kraftstoffpreise Auf Veranlassung von Wirtschaftsminister Habeck...more
On Monday, 4 April 2022, the German Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck announced that his Ministry (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz – BMWK) is appointing the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur...more
The Russian attack on Ukraine has triggered a total shift in German defense procurement policy. The German government has not only announced the introduction of a massive extraordinary defense budget of €100 billion, but also...more
On 1 January 2022, Germany renewed its ever tougher FDI rules yet again. The reform expands definitions of so-called critical infrastructures, especially but not only in the areas of IT services and energy. Indirectly, this...more
Fokus Wettbewerbspolitik Es grünt so grün – Kommission stellt Überlegungen zu ESG-Kooperationen von Wettbewerbern vor Die Kommission hat kürzlich einen neuen „Competition Policy Brief“ veröffentlicht, begleitet von einer...more
Reform Vertikal-GVO – Kommission legt Entwürfe der neuen Vertikal-GVO und Vertikalleitlinien vor
Die aktuelle Vertikal-GVO läuft zum 31. Mai 2022 aus. Die Europäische Kommission („Kommission“) hat nun den Entwurf der...more
8/24/2021
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Mit unserem Kartellrechts-Radar geben wir Ihnen ein verständliches, auf den Punkt gebrachtes Update an die Hand, damit Sie schnell gut informiert sind. In unserer Frühlings-Ausgabe haben wir folgende Themen aufgegriffen...more
Regulators are becoming increasingly active in imposing measures on deals or prohibiting them altogether under FDI rules – with prohibitions happening in the EU’s largest economies Germany, France, and Italy in the past...more
Überblick über die wesentlichen Neuerungen durch die 10. GWB-Novelle Am 19. Januar 2021 sind die Änderungen der 10. GWB-Novelle in Kraft getreten. Die als „GWBDigitalisierungsgesetz“ bezeichnete Novelle bringt im Wesentlichen...more
Foreign investment control has become a key factor in M&A deals and 2020 was a particularly eventful year. A large number of countries have recently introduced foreign investment control regimes (or tightened their existing...more
1/26/2021
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On 14 January, the German Parliament passed far-reaching amendments of German antitrust law, the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC), which also affect merger control. The amendment, also known as the "German...more
Foreign investment control has become a key factor in M&A deals and 2020 has been an eventful year. A large number of economies have introduced foreign investment control regimes or tightened their existing rules....more
12/4/2020
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Acquisition Agreements ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Innovative Technology ,
Merger Agreements ,
Microchip Technology ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Software ,
Supply Chain
New Competition Tool und „Digital Markets Act“ – Entwicklung weiterhin im Fluss -
Ein neues Werkzeug zur Bekämpfung von Risiken für den Wettbewerb („New Competition Tool“ / „NCT“, Hogan Lovells berichtete bereits in einem...more
For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control,...more
The overall ongoing trend in major Western economies of tightening Foreign Investment Control is not being overlooked in Europe. As these new measures also particularly affect disposals and acquisitions of German "critical...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the European economy with brute force. Many businesses are facing drastic declines in revenues and are in urgent need of liquidity. Some have imposed temporary lay-offs or even face insolvency. ...more
3/23/2020
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European Commission ,
France ,
Germany ,
Insolvency ,
Italy ,
Layoffs ,
Liquidity ,
Spain ,
State Aid ,
UK
For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control,...more
2/27/2020
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EU ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
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Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Security Standards ,
Standard of Review ,
Standstill Agreements ,
Threshold Requirements
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Autumn's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
Algorithms in the spotlight of antitrust authorities -
Joint study by the...more
12/10/2019
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Antitrust Violations ,
Belgian Competition Authority ,
Belgium ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Luxembourg ,
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Netherlands ,
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Statutory Violations
Germany is about to implement an ambitious new “digital antitrust law” (“GWB-Digitalisierungsgesetz”) to effectively regulate online markets. The draft Ministerial bill on the 10th amendment of the German Act Against...more
10/31/2019
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Competition ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Platforms ,
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Horizontal Agreements ,
Market Power ,
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Right of Access
Following the European Commission’s prohibition of the Alstom-Siemens transaction, the French and German governments published a manifesto calling for a reform of current EU merger rules, in order to shape a “European...more
German Minister of Economics suggests revising EU and German merger control regulations to enable the creation of European champions – and keeps FDI options on the table to prevent acquisitions by non-European players....more
Since 2017, new merger control thresholds have been in effect in Germany and Austria which do not depend on the revenues generated by the parties but, rather, on the value of the transaction....more
On 6 October, the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) launched its new series of papers on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the Digital Economy”. The first paper deals with “Big Data and Competition”. ...more