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Structured Finance Spectrum - Summer 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the new UK securitization regime, eHELOCs, and climate risk disclosures....more

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U.S. Regulatory Hurdles for a PGA/PIF Merger

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The PGA Tour announced that it had, along with the DP World Tour, entered into a Framework Agreement with the Public Investment Fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (PIF) to create “a global golf partnership.” While the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2024

UNITED STATES - New Merger Guidelines Deployed - The 2023 Merger Guidelines are a non-binding statement that provides clarity on aspects of federal agencies’ deliberations and enforcement practices undertaken in...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - March 2024

On February 24, the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration issued hundreds of new Russia-related export controls and sanctions. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the...more

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Antitrust in focus - January 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Noah Brumfield, partner based in Washington, D.C. and Silicon Valley, is our editor this month. He has selected: ...more

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The future of competition law in Australia - the Competition Taskforce takes shape

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The Competition Review announced by the Australian Government on 23 August 2023 is well underway. A Competition Taskforce has been established, with the scope of the Review broad - extending beyond the current competition...more

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U.S. Government Shutdown: Implications for Antitrust and CFIUS Filings

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The U.S. federal government is facing a possible shutdown beginning this Sunday, October 1, 2023. Congress has until September 30, which marks the end of the fiscal year, to enact appropriations for government agencies and...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

The Not-So-Silk Road: The Proliferating Regulatory Obstacles to Chinese Investment in the U.S.

All companies engaged in M&A activity in the United States must plan for enhanced scrutiny from an increasingly aggressive DOJ and FTC, but non-U.S. companies, particularly Chinese companies, must also reckon with another...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Will the U.S. Ban TikTok? New Legislation That Could Impact Your Data Privacy

A new bill was introduced last week that would ban TikTok and other foreign technology. The bipartisan bill would provide the federal government with the authority to restrict or ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, along...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

FTC Announces New HSR Notification Thresholds and Filing Fee Structure

On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). If a proposed merger, acquisition of stock, assets or...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

M&A in 2022 and Trends for 2023

Following a year of unprecedented M&A deal activity, 2022 saw the global M&A market settle back into a more familiar pace. The year finished 38.8% lower than 2021’s record level, but only 9.3% lower than 2015-2019 averages,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Boards and M&A: Playing, and Winning, the Game of Regulatory Risk

Takeaways - With increasingly aggressive antitrust and foreign investment reviews, directors need to be fully informed about the risks of deals from the beginning of negotiations. Boards should insist that management and its...more

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Holland & Knight's China Practice Newsletter: September-October 2022

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China Practice Newsletter Holland & Knight invites you to read our China Practice Newsletter, in which our authors discuss pertinent Sino-American topics. The firm provides legal assistance to Chinese investors and companies...more

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US antitrust policy targets the technology sector

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Taiwanese companies could feel the impact of the current push for wide-scale change - Within less than a year after taking office, the Biden administration's antitrust leaders are pushing for wide-scale changes to the US...more

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Antitrust in focus - April 2021

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business....more

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What to Expect from the Biden Administration

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The inauguration of Joe Biden as President of the United States has set in motion a number of significant policy changes. In this panel discussion, our U.S. legal and policy specialists shared their insights on what our...more

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Covid–19 coronavirus: global merger review (updated 13 November 2020)

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Merger review processes are being impacted worldwide as merger control authorities adapt to take account of the consequences of Covid-19. While critical transactions are likely to be reviewed, as far as possible, in...more

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Regulatory Considerations for M&A Investors During COVID-19 - Era 3-Part Series: COVID-19’s Impact on US & Indian M&A Markets

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding economic volatility has dramatically impacted the US and the Indian M&A market. While many high-profile companies have abandoned proposed deals, various other companies have...more

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Antitrust and Competition in the time of COVID-19: Practical Guidance

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Merger Control & Foreign Investment - In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, competition agencies across the globe have been required to adjust their work patterns and re-allocate resources to the most urgent aspects of...more

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Ahead of the pack: US M&A 2019: US dealmakers steer a steady path through global headwinds

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As the rest of the world backed away from the deal table, confident US corporates continued buying businesses—especially in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and particularly in the domestic market. US dealmakers had a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2020 Insights

Despite political and economic uncertainties, markets and deal activity were resilient in 2019, and strong fundamentals remain in place heading into 2020. Companies continue to face a challenging litigation and enforcement...more

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Proposed Amendments to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Regulations May Affect Domestic Managers of Foreign Investment Funds

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed amending its regulations used to determine whether a person is designated as a domestic or foreign entity under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) to...more

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US M&A Activity Remains Strong Despite Concerns

Although the U.S. M&A market has remained relatively strong by historical standards so far in 2019, activity has softened compared to the higher levels in 2017 and 2018, continuing a trend that began in the second half of...more

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CFIUS and FTC/DOJ Review of Transactions During the Government Shutdown

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Parties to transactions requiring review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and/or the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...more

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Updated: The Practical Impact of the Government Shutdown for Private Parties

The new 116th Congress convened on Thursday, January 3, 2019 as the partial government shutdown, carrying over from the prior Congress, continued into the new year and has now outlasted previous shutdowns. Although the...more

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