The UK government is considering steps to make the regime more business-friendly, while maintaining and refining essential national security protections.
The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA), the UK’s first...more
A new regulation to control foreign subsidies could result in more complex, costly, and time-consuming M&A clearance processes.
European M&A is set to become more complex after the European Parliament and European Council...more
10/21/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Subsidies
Companies must mitigate risks to antitrust privilege posed by cross-border megadeals and increased regulatory demand for documentation.
A strong M&A market has driven a high volume of megadeals across the globe in recent...more
10/29/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Risk Management ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Growing economic nationalism is threatening to impact M&A across Europe, as governments and regulators take an increasing interest in “foreign” acquisitions of nationally important companies. Deal teams have previously...more