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Europe Daily News, 18 March 2025

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COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11793 - Mytheresa  / YNAP) - Non-opposition to a notified concentration (Case M.11872 - Triton / Keenfinity)...more

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Private equity roll-ups and other add-ons: Planning for scrutiny by UK and European competition authorities

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Many commentators believe that roll-up and other add-on transaction strategies will continue to be attractive to private equity fund managers across global markets. Competition authorities in the UK, Europe and the US have...more

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Antitrust in focus - February 2025

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Now out: our latest global trends in merger control enforcement report - In this tenth edition of our annual report, we analyze data for 2024 from 26 jurisdictions to reveal the latest trends in global merger control and...more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024 - introduction

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In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more

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Made in Italy: Big deals, PE, TMT and consumer sectors boost Italian M&A deal value in 2024

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The current Italian macroeconomic picture is somewhat mixed. While the International Monetary Fund forecast Italy’s target GDP growth at 0.7 percent, just under Western Europe’s 0.9 percent, Italy’s economy minister Giancarlo...more

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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

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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 5th Annual European Forum on Global FDI Reviews - June 11th - 12th, Ixelles, Belgium

Hosted by C5 Group, the 5th Annual European Forum on Global FDI Reviews returns for another exciting year with curated programming that provide sessions on the most pressing issues coming across your desk and strategic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Antitrust and Merger Control

Recent actions by antitrust agencies globally deliver on their promises for increased scrutiny of private equity sponsored transactions and strategies in at least three ways....more

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Antitrust scrutiny of private equity deals intensifies

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Traditionally, private equity firms were seen as benign investors from an antitrust perspective. This is changing. In the past 12 months, PE-funded acquisitions have faced progressively more rigorous scrutiny by antitrust...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: Corporate Trends

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2023

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UNITED STATES - Wilson Resigns as FTC Commissioner - On February 14, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lone Republican commissioner, Christine Wilson, announced that she was resigning. Wilson explained her decision...more

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Theories of Harm: Common Ownership - where the Greeks walk the world follows?

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In this article we discuss the evolving global attention towards a less common theory of harm: common ownership. We conclude by assessing the notably bullish approach taken by the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”),...more

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Policy shifts may signal a new chapter in the story of globalization

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Globalization may be evolving, as nations and regions reassert their regulatory powers on a wide range of issues including trade, competition and national security. The economic lessons of COVID-19 and growing concerns about...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

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Attuazione Della Direttiva Pif E Novità In Materia Di Responsabilità Amministrativa Degli Enti

In data 14 luglio 2020, è stato pubblicato in Gazzetta Ufficiale il D.Lgs. 14 luglio 2020, n. 75 (di seguito, il “Decreto”). Con il Decreto, che entrerà in vigore il 30 luglio 2020, viene data attuazione alla Direttiva...more

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5 Antitrust Trends for Private Equity to Watch

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In a continually evolving antitrust landscape, we consider five key trends that PE deal teams should be aware of. Focus on Non-Controlling Stakes in Competing Companies - Antitrust authorities are paying closer...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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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