The Informed Board Podcast | Will the EU’s Focus on Foreign Subsidies Make It More Difficult To Acquire European Businesses?
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Our Antitrust Team examines the European Commission’s first conditional merger clearance under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and how it provides key insights into how foreign financial contributions impact...more
The European Commission finally published, more than 6 months after its adoption, its first decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”)....more
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation that entered into full effect late in 2023, added a third layer of regulatory scrutiny for large European Union (EU) Mergers and Acquisitions, in addition to merger control and foreign...more
In this dynamic global landscape, investors have always been required to make savvy, smart choices. This requires navigating through the intricate web of bilateral treaty protection, exploring the vital role these agreements...more
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
The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more
In August 2020, we wrote a blog post about the adoption by the European Commission (“Commission”) of a White Paper on Foreign Subsidies. On 5 May 2021, the Commission adopted a proposal for a Regulation on foreign subsidies...more