DOJ Sees First Merger Win After String of Losses -
Penguin Random House’s planned acquisition of rival Simon & Schuster was blocked by Judge Florence Pan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on November...more
1/20/2023
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BEIS ,
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestment ,
Enforcement ,
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European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Microsoft ,
New Guidance ,
Semiconductors ,
UK
How to Prepare for and Prevent Data Falsification Issues -
In September 2015, news broke that Volkswagen had manipulated software on its diesel engine vehicles to avoid emissions requirements, a disclosure that led to the...more
How to Prepare for and Prevent Data Falsification Issues -
In September 2015, news broke that Volkswagen had manipulated software on its diesel engine vehicles to avoid emissions requirements, a disclosure that led to the...more
On July 26, 2018, Qualcomm announced the termination of the acquisition of NXP following its inability to obtain antitrust clearance from China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) prior to the transaction’s...more
United States: January – March 2018 Update -
One year into the Trump administration, the US antitrust agencies are finally starting to implement their enforcement policies. Most notably, trial began in the US Department of...more
The Chinese government announced on March 13, 2018 that it will consolidate the duties of three competition agencies into a new government agency to handle all antitrust matters. While it is too early to tell how this...more
Cross Border M&A: The Impact of Brexit, the Trump Administration, and China’s Crackdown on Capital Flight
The combination of Brexit, the Trump Administration, and China’s tightening grasp on capital, appear to have created...more
12/6/2017
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Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dispute Resolution ,
EU Data Protection Laws ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Health Care Providers ,
Insolvency ,
Mergers ,
NAFTA ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Insolvency Act