European Commission ("EC") issues its first fining decision for a no-poach agreement, and also sanctions for the first time the exchange of sensitive information between a company and its competing, non-controlling minority...more
6/9/2025
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
European Commission ,
Fines ,
Merger Agreements ,
Minority Shareholders ,
No-Poaching ,
Popular ,
Sanctions
The Situation: On September 17, 2024, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new proposed College of Commissioners and announced key European Union ("EU") policy priorities for the next five years....more
9/27/2024
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Services ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Horizontal Merger Guidelines ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Trade Agreements
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The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") annulled a General Court ("GC") ruling that had adopted a high standard of proof for the European Commission ("EC") to block transactions in...more
8/15/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
EU Merger Directive ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Judicial Review ,
Merger Controls ,
UK
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The Situation: There has been uncertainty over the circumstances in which data subjects can claim compensation for "mere" infringement of their rights without specific evidence of harm. On May 4, 2023, the Court...more
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The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") held that national competition authorities ("NCA") may investigate and block an M&A transaction that violates Article 102 of the Treaty on the...more
The Background: The European Commission ("Commission") recently unveiled long-awaited draft revisions to its Vertical Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER") and Vertical Guidelines. The VBER includes safe harbors that exempt...more
8/12/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
International Trade ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Safe Harbors ,
Sales & Distribution Agreements ,
Supply Chain ,
V-BER (Vertical Block Exemption Regulation)
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update examines recent developments in merger control regimes, as well as anticipated changes to those regimes worldwide.
Merger control enforcement has continued to surge around the...more
4/19/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Global Market ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements