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High anxiety or real opportunity? Distressed M&A in Europe

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The number of distressed deals reaches record highs as challenging market conditions take their toll - European M&A saw a solid uplift in value in the first half of 2024. Western Europe saw US$390 billion of deals—a rise...more

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France sets its sights on becoming Europe’s PE leader

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Governmental pressure and an improving macroeconomic outlook could see French buyout activity gaining on the UK French private equity activity posted an impressive deal value in the first half of 2024 despite political and...more

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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

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Trends in Dutch Public M&A 2023

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The outlook for public M&A remains challenging, even if we have now reached a plateau in interest rates. We see two primary areas for opportunity: (i) strategic buyers using the current conditions to accelerate...more

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International bidders bolster German M&A

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Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more

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Sector trends - September 2023: Brokers/Corporate Finance

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Pan-European banks, including Mediobanca and Deutsche Bank, seek senior dealmaker bench strength through high profile acquisitions....more

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Sector trends - September 2023: Consumer Finance

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UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2022 | H1 2023 — Consumer Finance - Europe's consumer finance decacorns stumble as their valuations crumble. ...more

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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

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Clauses statutaires d’exclusion en SAS : une procédure conforme à la Constitution

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Dans un contentieux relatif à la procédure d’exclusion prévue par les statuts d’une SAS, deux précisions utiles sont apportées dans le sillage des modifications introduites par la loi Soilihi n° 2019-744 du 19 juillet 2019....more

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Deal Flow 2.0: European Venture Capital Deal Term Review 2021

Investors poured more than $100B into European tech last year, a staggering sum more than triple the size of investments made the previous year. Orrick helped close nearly 500 transactions, which raised more than $20B in...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Brokers/Corporate Finance

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: brokers/corporate finance — H1 2021 and outlook for H2 2021 - Financial advisers turn to M&A to deliver additional bandwidth, capability and resources to ride the post-lockdown M&A...more

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Italian M&A on track to reach post-crisis high

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An increase in megadeals reveals growing dealmaker appetite within Italy’s M&A market - Dealmaking confidence appears to be returning within the Italian M&A market. A total of US$57.4 billion-worth of deals announced in...more

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Pandemic powers European infrastructure M&A

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Soaring demand for digital infrastructure, transportation and social assets has generated landmark deals so far this year - While increasing digitization has been gathering pace over the past decade, the COVID-19 pandemic...more

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US SPACs look beyond their backyard to Europe

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Although most SPAC activity is concentrated in the US, the boom in listings spells opportunities for European firms - Amid the ups and downs in financial markets in 2020, the boom in activity in the special purpose...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Norway

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Luxembourg

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Greece

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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2021 Venture Capital Guide - Germany

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

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5 things you need to know about … trends impacting UK public markets in 2021

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Despite considerable volatility and uncertainty, 2020 has been an extraordinary year for the London Corporate team at White & Case, with a strong performance across the practice. We are pleased to have advised a large number...more

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German Foreign Investment Control – Stricter Scrutiny For Non-EU PE Investors In Sensitive Businesses

Effective June 3, 2020, the screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs) has been expanded in Germany with a first tranche of new rules primarily affecting the healthcare sector. This expansion of the FDI control scheme...more

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Vietnam Ratifies Its EU Free Trade Agreement and Other Investment Laws - Vietnam's executive body, the National Assembly, has...

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Vietnam's executive body, the National Assembly, has ratified key investment treaty agreements with the European Union ("EU") and passed a number of other laws relevant to foreign investors. The ninth session of the 14th...more

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Private Equity in Japan: With Opportunities Come Continuing Challenges

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Firms targeting assets divested by conglomerates still face obstacles, though barriers to PE investment in Japan are gradually falling. Many hurdles that traditionally challenged private equity firms looking to invest in...more

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Western European private equity dealmaking rebounds in Q2 - Ample firepower and increasingly attractive public market valuations...

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After the extension of the March 29 Brexit deadline to October, Western Europe's private equity market staged a frenzied comeback in Q2. Deal volume fell from 510 to 399 deals at the same time that value surged by 88%...more

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New EU framework for screening foreign direct investment

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On 20 November 2018, the European Commission (Commission) announced a draft EU framework for screening foreign direct investment (FDI) in response to concerns regarding foreign investment in EU-based businesses active in...more

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Europe Insights

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

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