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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Investment Opportunity in China’s Health Care Sector Following Recent Legal Reforms

Policy Announcements - On September 6, 2024, the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) National Development and Reform Commission and the PRC Ministry of Commerce issued the “Special Administrative Measures for Foreign...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Healthcare and Life Sciences Trends and Developments Across MENA

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The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging one for private equity (PE), with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

International News: Spotlight on Foreign Investment

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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

Morgan Lewis

Life Sciences Industry: Key Trends and Developments for Asia-based Investors

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With the consequences of the global pandemic still reverberating throughout the Asia-Pacific region, governments and businesses in the area continue to focus on the life sciences industry. From startups to global...more

A&O Shearman

Antitrust in focus - October 2023

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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

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8 Key Takeaways From the CFIUS 2022 Annual Report

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The Report shows that CFIUS reviewed a record number of filings in 2022 and also required more mitigation as a condition of clearance. On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)...more

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Navigating US-China Relationship and CFIUS for Asian Life Sciences Companies

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In the midst of a significant increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the US life sciences industry, which includes medtech and biopharmaceutical companies, Chinese FDI has declined considerably since its peak year of...more

Foley Hoag LLP

CFIUS Year in Review

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CFIUS reviewed a record number of transactions in 2021 according to its most recent annual report – and shows no signs of slowing down. High technology (including quantum computing), life sciences, and green energy...more

Hogan Lovells

JPM2023 Trendspotting: successful early access in the EU

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As the industry readies itself for the January 2023 pilgrimage to the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM) and Biotech Showcase in San Francisco, our market-leading life sciences and health care industry team has prepared...more

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The Pharma Industry and Investment Arbitration: What Chances for Foreign Investors?

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The possibility for pharmaceutical companies to usefully resort to investment arbitration has been until recently shrouded in ambiguity. While the possibility to assume jurisdiction over cases concerning the registration of a...more

Morgan Lewis

CFIUS Concerns in Life Science Investment and Venture Capital Transactions

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There has been a significant increase in cross-border investment (FDI) in the US life sciences industry, including both medtech and biopharmaceutical companies. Determining if life sciences companies, particularly those in...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Controls on Biotech Software May Restrict Exports, Trigger CFIUS Filings

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On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to include new controls on genetic editing software and...more

A&O Shearman

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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IPO Landscape: Surging SPACs and a Pandemic Boom Ahead

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With a new U.S. administration, an economic rebound in sight and historically low interest rates that are unlikely to budge in the near-term, equity markets have been on a tear since late 2020. The torrid pace of technology...more

A&O Shearman

Healthcare accent is on smaller deals

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Transactions in the U.S. healthcare space rebounded in autumn, although with a greater proportion of smaller deals than in recent years. ...more

Dechert LLP

UK Life Sciences and Healthcare Newsletter - December 2020: The UK National Security and Investment Bill

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The UK has announced a bill proposing a new system to screen transactions for national security risk, separate from the system of merger review operated by the Competition and Markets Authority. The National Security and...more

Jones Day

Japan Tightens Foreign Direct Investment Regulations on Life Science Companies - Prior notification requirements under the...

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On June 15, 2020, the Japanese government implemented new regulations that designate the manufacture of pharmaceuticals for infectious diseases and the manufacture of highly-controlled medical devices (medical devices that...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Diagnostics, Antibody Testing and Vaccines: Global Outlook on Life Sciences COVID-19 Advances and Evolving Deal Trends -...

Across the US and EU, life sciences companies are pushing diagnostics, antibody testing, vaccines and other efforts forward to flatten the Coronavirus (COVID-19) curve. Our multidisciplinary cross-border life sciences team...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

[Podcast] The State of M&A in the UK, Europe and Beyond

In this episode, Akin Gump international competition and trade partner Davina Garrod and corporate partner Gavin Weir discuss M&A in the U.K., EU, U.S., China and more, its state of health and where it might go in 2020....more

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[Event] SuperReturn International Conference Panel Discussion and Reception - February 26th, Germany

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McDermott Will & Emery is delighted to welcome you to a panel discussion on “Private Equity in Healthcare” and a social reception held in conjunction with the SuperReturn International Conference 2020. Our speakers will...more

White & Case LLP

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

Jones Day

Japan Legal Update Vol. 50 | November–December 2019

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Corporate Governance - Companies Act Amendments to Enhance Corporate Governance - The Companies Act of Japan was amended on December 4, 2019 ("Amended Companies Act"), based on the Interim Proposal and the Outline...more

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Facing FIRRMA: CFIUS Review of the Biotechnology and Life Sciences Sector

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The Situation: The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS," or the "Committee") recently published draft regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act ("FIRRMA"), which...more

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