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Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A Domestic Issues
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The Informed Board Podcast | Will the EU’s Focus on Foreign Subsidies Make It More Difficult To Acquire European Businesses?
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EU & UK Competition Law & Public Interest: Best Practices & New Challenges ahead
Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 112: How Europe is Filling Enforcement Gaps for Digital Gatekeepers with Robert Klotz and Ciara Barbu-O’Connor
Effective February 17, 2026, the FTC’s annual adjustments under the HSR Act will increase the initial HSR merger notification threshold to $133.9 million from $126.4 million, and raise maximum filing fees to $2.46 million,...more
Europe is reshaping its defence industrial landscape through coordinated policy, funding, and regulatory reforms to close capability gaps and strengthen supply chains by 2030....more
On February 4 and 5, 2026, Illinois lawmakers introduced parallel bills (House Bill (HB) 5000 and Senate Bill (SB) 3463) that would amend Illinois’ healthcare transaction reporting framework to broaden the types of...more
Private markets data providers have become highly sought after targets, with numerous recent high-profile acquisitions making headlines. The investment case is compelling: Preqin forecasts global alternative assets to reach...more
As in recent years, we begin 2026 by summarizing what were, in our view, the most prominent trends in the CNMC’s enforcement of competition rules in Spain in 2025. We give you the highlights from the past year and what we can...more
As of January 28, 2026, Rhode Island "medical-practice groups" must now provide advance notice to the state Attorney General (AG) before completing certain transactions. The AG adopted the Pre-merger Notification Rule for...more
The Colorado General Assembly is back in session and has introduced legislation (SB26-041) that, if enacted, would create new notification requirements and antitrust review processes for healthcare transactions. While...more
After four years of unpredictably aggressive—and often controversial—merger review, the expectations were that under the new leadership, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s review of life sciences transactions would return...more
In January 2026, there were three Rule 2.7 announcements made across the UK public M&A market and nine further possible offers announced. Firm Offers announced this month: • Recommended cash offer by VertiGIS Ltd for...more
Australia’s restructuring prospects are being shaped by higher refinancing costs and pressures in the country’s energy system. Deal execution will also depend on regulatory clearance, workforce liabilities and how confidently...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently revised the filing thresholds and filing fees applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR)....more
The Federal Trade Commission's recent victory blocking Edwards Lifesciences Corp.'s proposed acquisition of JenaValve Technology Inc. offers lessons for parties advancing future transactions for innovators of medical devices,...more
SpaceX’s acquisition of xAI, valued at approximately $1.25 trillion, represents one of the most consequential mergers ever announced in the technology and aerospace sectors....more
We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2025. This comprehensive report, prepared by A&O Shearman, provides an in-depth overview of the market developments and key trends that...more
The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin" breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways....more
On January 29, 2026, the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section hosted “Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World.” The event brought together global competition enforcers, practitioners, economists and...more
On 20 January 2026, the UK’s Department for Business & Trade (“DBT”) launched a consultation on a significant overhaul of the Competition Market Authority’s (“CMA”) regime, aiming to “promote effective competition, support...more
On 9 January 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its first set of Guidelines on the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”), which requires some M&A deals involving companies that have...more
Over the past six months, China has seen a notable surge in the enforcement of the merger control “call-in” regime. Most recently, on 22 January 2026, China’s antitrust authority, the State Administration for Market...more
Despite early macro-headwinds, tech dealmakers were active in 2025, anchored by strategic acquirers making decisive moves to improve their positioning in a rapidly changing market environment and private equity sponsors...more
From 1 January 2026, parties to acquirers of shares or assets in Australia (or affecting Australia) must notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) if the acquisition satisfies certain monetary and...more
The annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reporting thresholds have arrived. The new thresholds for notification will apply to all transactions that close on or after the effective date of the notice, which is...more
On January 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed its order granting a preliminary injunction blocking a life sciences company’s proposed $945 million acquisition of a heart valve company,...more
On January 16, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published in the Federal Register its annual adjustment for notification thresholds regarding reportable transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
The US Federal Trade Commission recently published its annual update to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act thresholds in the Federal Register. The HSR Act governs certain deals that must be reported to the FTC and the US...more