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EU Court of Justice Ruling on M&A ‘Gun-Jumping’ Sets 115 Million-Euro Fine

Merger review has become an ever more critical path to successful M&A completion, as enforcement agencies, including the European Commission (EC), apply closer scrutiny to potential anti-competitive effects of M&A deals. With...more

European Commission Publishes Third Annual Report on EU Foreign Direct Investments

On 19 October 2023, the European Commission (EC) published its Annual Report on the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union, covering the year 2022. This is the third annual report published by the EC since the...more

All Eyes on Critical Technology in the EU

The European Commission’s Recommendation on critical technology areas for the EU’s economic security, issued on October 3, 2023, kick-started an urgent risk assessment by policymakers and private sector stakeholders across...more

EU’s Foreign Subsidies Check for Public Procurement Tenders Goes Live

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the European Union’s new screening tool for third-country subsidies, introduces a novel and additional layer of scrutiny in public procurement. Companies that take part in sizeable...more

Court of Justice Sets Lightning Rod for EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening

On 13 July 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its first ruling on the European Union Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation, which entered into force in October 2020. In short, the...more

EU’s Foreign Subsidies Check for M&A Deals Goes Live

The European Union’s new screening tool for third-country subsidies introduces a novel form of mergers & acquisitions scrutiny. Companies worldwide need to account for timing and execution risks arising from this system when...more

Europe’s Top Court on Merger Review: No Deals Are ‘Off the Table’

The European Union’s top court recently confirmed that an M&A transaction that does not require mandatory pre-merger authorization may be investigated post-merger on suspicion that the transaction involved an ‘abuse’ of the...more

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