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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of... more +
The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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The FSR Will Soon Apply: What Companies Need to Know

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The EU’s new regime for tackling foreign subsidies will kick in on 12 July 2023. On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the final text of the Implementing Regulation (Final IR) on proceedings...more

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The EU adopts the long-awaited Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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On 28 November 2022, the EU adopted the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, giving the European Commission powers to intervene to tackle foreign subsidies distorting competition in the EU internal market. The FSR, due to apply by...more

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European Scrutiny of Foreign Subsidies to Impact PE Deals

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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

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Foreign Subsidies Regulation Presents a New Hurdle for European M&A

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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

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Tackling “Long COVID” in PE Acquisitions - 4 Symptoms for Dealmakers to Examine and Treat

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From potential cartel behaviour to repaying government loans, deal teams should remain alert to lingering issues rooted in a company’s response to the pandemic. The recovery of the European PE market since the early days of...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report -Third Quarter 2019: GP-Led Secondary Transactions: Mitigating Risk of Regulatory Scrutiny of...

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The secondary market has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, and that growth has been particularly fast in the last five years. The most striking feature of this growth is the general partner (GP)-led secondary...more

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Private Equity Set to Get Active With Activists

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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

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Making Your Carve-Out a Clean Cut

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Corporates should leverage growing carve-out and divestment activity across the European market with a strategic approach to deal making. In the current deal market, corporates are taking an increasingly strategic and...more

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The Juncker Presidency and EU Tax Policy

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In this reprint of his 2014 article, Rick leveraged his past working relationship to Jean Claude Juncker to accurately predict the unprecedented tax policy success of the Juncker Commission. Jean-Claude Juncker,...more

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Locked Box Lands in the US

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In the US, unlike in Europe, deals are traditionally transacted on the basis of closing accounts, with adjustments made post-closing for working capital, indebtedness, cash, and transaction expenses. This is now changing....more

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Break Fees Can Cause Broken M&A Deals

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Given ongoing competition between buyers in a strong sellers’ market, the resilience of seller break fees as a feature of the European M&A market is surprising. According to the Latham & Watkins 2017 European Private M&A...more

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Tax Policy Update

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As in the 9 percent "amusement tax" that the city of Chicago recently extended to online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, triggering a series of lawsuits alleging that the newly expanded tax was illegally...more

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