On 18 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) published the draft guidelines on the implementation of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR Guidelines)....more
7/30/2025
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International Trade ,
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The European Commission (EC) has published draft antitrust guidelines on exclusionary abuses (the Draft Guidelines) and is conducting a public consultation to gather feedback....more
9/5/2024
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Exclusionary Authority ,
Global Market ,
Multi-Factor Test ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
The European Commission (EC) has revamped the 1997 Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law (the 1997 Notice), and published a new Notice (Notice) on 8 February...more
European M&A is expected to become more complex after European legislators agreed on a new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), which came into force in January 2023 and aims to control subsidies that distort the EU internal...more
7/25/2023
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Investment Funds ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
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Notice Requirements ,
Private Equity
The EU’s new regime for tackling foreign subsidies will kick in on 12 July 2023.
On 10 July 2023, the European Commission (Commission) published the final text of the Implementing Regulation (Final IR) on proceedings...more
7/17/2023
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Competition ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
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European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Mergers ,
Subsidies ,
Tender Offers
The European Commission (EC) has revamped the 1997 Commission Notice on the definition of the relevant market for the purposes of Community competition law (the 1997 Notice), and conducted a public consultation to gather...more
A new regulation to control foreign subsidies could entail more complex, costly, and time-consuming deal clearances.
European M&A is set to become more complex after the entry into force of the Foreign Subsidies...more
10/24/2022
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Competition ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Subsidies
A new regulation to control foreign subsidies could result in more complex, costly, and time-consuming M&A clearance processes.
European M&A is set to become more complex after the European Parliament and European Council...more
10/21/2022
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Competition ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
New Regulations ,
Subsidies
On 20 July 2022, the European Commission (the EC) amended its recently approved Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures to support the economy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (the Temporary Crisis Framework)....more
On 23 March 2022, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a Temporary Crisis Framework for State aid measures to support the economy following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia (the Temporary Crisis Framework), after...more
4/4/2022
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Energy Sector ,
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Natural Gas ,
State Aid ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Ukraine
On 21 February, the European Commission (Commission) determined that Hungary’s decision to block the acquisition of the Hungarian subsidiaries of Aegon Group by Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe (VIG)...more