Antitrust and Competition - The French Competition Authority Launches Public Consultation Addressing Below-Threshold Transactions - On 14 January 2025, the French Competition Authority (Autorité de la concurrence, FCA)...more
3/17/2025
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Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform ,
SFDR ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Finance
On the merger control front, the New Competition Law introduced a new turnover threshold, in addition to the existing market share threshold, in the context of regulating economic concentrations (as defined below) between...more
Antitrust and Competition - The Court of Justice of the European Union Finds That the European Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Transactions That Fall Below the EU and National Merger Filing Thresholds -On 3 September...more
10/9/2024
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Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a substantial transformation of its competition law regime, ushering in a new era of regulatory oversight. The enactment of Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of...more
Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Approves Plan to Unwind a Completed Transaction in the Early Cancer Detection Sector - On 12 April 2024, the European Commission (Commission) approved the plan to unwind a...more
6/7/2024
/ Digital Services ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Methane ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Retail ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Charges Company with Providing Incorrect, Incomplete, and Misleading Information During a Merger Control Proceeding - On 19 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) sent...more
5/17/2024
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Biologics ,
Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Human Rights ,
Investigations ,
Manufacturers ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
Russia ,
Sustainability ,
Whistleblowers
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...more
10/27/2023
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Carbon Emissions ,
Competition ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Sustainability ,
Technology Sector
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission’s Merger Simplification Package Enters Into Force - On 20 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a new legislative package that entered into force on 1...more
10/2/2023
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Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Court of Justice Overturns the General Court’s Judgment Annulling the European Commission’s Prohibition Decision in the Telecom Sector - On 13 July 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) set...more
8/3/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Economic Development ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Sustainable Finance ,
UK
Businesses intending to undertake substantial mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions or participate in major public procurement projects in the European Union (EU) will soon need to prepare for an additional layer of...more
The European Commission’s (EC) decision to block Illumina’s acquisition of Grail marks the dawn of a new era for acquisitions of startups with innovation potential. This case involved many “firsts”: It is the first time that...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - Significant Changes to the Italian Antitrust Regime - On 5 August 2022, the Italian Parliament adopted law no. 118, which entered into force on 27 August 2022 (2021 Italian Competition Law). The...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - European Union General Court Confirms the European Commission’s Ability to Review Certain Transactions Even When They Fall below the European Union and Member States’ Merger Filing Thresholds - On...more
7/29/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Airlines ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Startups ,
Transportation Industry
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Reviews Its Informal Guidance Notice - On 24 May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) launched a public consultation to gather feedback from interested parties on the...more
7/20/2022
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Child Abuse ,
Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Banking Authority (EBA) ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Lenders ,
Mergers ,
Online Platforms ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
UCITS ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
OVERVIEW - On 6 May 2022, the European Commission (Commission) published the draft revised Implementing Regulation (Draft Implementing Regulation) and the Notice on Simplified Procedure (Draft Notice) for the EU Merger...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The EU General Court Upheld the Commission’s Fines for Gun Jumping - On 25 February 2015, a French telecom company notified to the Commission (its proposed acquisition of a Portuguese multimedia...more
12/20/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
ECA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Information Governance ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Parent Corporation ,
Subsidiaries ,
Sustainable Finance
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Commission’s New Guidance Creates Legal Uncertainty for Merger Control in the EU - On 26 March 2021, the Commission published a new Guidance on the application of the EU upward case referral...more
5/4/2021
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Green Energy ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Money Market Funds ,
Online Marketplace ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Schrems I & Schrems II
Overview - On 26 March 2021, the European Commission (Commission) published new guidance on the application of the EU upward case referral system (Guidance), pursuant to which EU Member States can ask the Commission to review...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
The EU General Court Adopts The First Two Judgements On The Content Of Tax Rulings -
On 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union (General Court) adopted two judgments...more
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
EU Institutions Move Forward With The Selection Of Their Leaders For The New Legislative Cycle -
On 2 July 2019, the European Council, which gathers Heads of State or Government of the 28 EU...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
The European Commission Imposes Another Significant Fine On A Company For Negligently Providing Incorrect Information During The Merger Proceedings -
On 8 April 2019, the European Commission...more
In brief:
- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has commenced the first prosecution in Australia for alleged "gun jumping" (where parties to a merger commence coordinating prior to merger completion)...more
The District Court for the District of Columbia rejected the request by the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) to enjoin the merger of AT&T’s television distribution business with Time Warner’s video content...more
Antitrust and Competition - Gun jumping attracts increased scrutiny by the European Commission - The European Commission continues its scrutiny against breaches of the procedural obligations in the framework of the EU merger...more
Antitrust and Competition - Another transaction in the technology sector referred to the European Commission for its review - The European Commission (“Commission”) is yet again set to review a transaction in the technology...more
3/8/2018
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Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) ,
Facebook ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Geo-Blocking ,
Member State ,
Mergers ,
Tax Evasion ,
Telecommunications