Many jurisdictions in South America have enhanced their enforcement of antitrust rules in the past decade. Brazil has consolidated its position as a significant jurisdiction in terms of antitrust enforcement globally....more
An interactive guide to merger control activity in South America -
Merger control in South America is on the rise, with many new jurisdictions having adopted and started to enforce stricter pre-closing merger control laws...more
On 26 May 2021, the UK Competition and Markets Authority announced that it would not undertake a market investigation reference on the back of its study into the electric vehicle charging market and will instead propose a...more
After countless deadlines have come and gone, with a deal 90% done but three intransigent sticking points, on 24 December 2020 the UK and EU finally announced "agreement in principle" had been reached on their future...more
Competition regulators have shown their ability to act quickly and decisively in order to help allay the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Could these responses provide a template for achieving environmental and...more
9/22/2020
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
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Setting the scene
The long anticipated European Commission (DG COMP) report on "EU loan syndication and its impact on competition in credit markets" (see here) has finally been published. The study primarily focuses on the...more
4/15/2019
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Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Competition ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Duty of Care ,
EU ,
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France ,
Germany ,
Hedging ,
Impact Assessments ,
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Infrastructure ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Leveraged Buyout ,
Loans ,
Netherlands ,
Poland ,
Risk Management ,
Spain ,
Syndicated Loans ,
UK