The United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the Act) received royal assent on 24 May 2024. The Act introduces wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the...more
5/29/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Breach of Competition Law ,
Competition Act ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Enforcement ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Price Inflation ,
Safe Harbors ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
On 12 July 2023, the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) entered into force. The FSR allows the European Commission (EC) to investigate and remedy subsidies received from non-EU countries that distort the EU internal...more
7/18/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Filing Requirements ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Investigations ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Private Equity ,
Required Documentation ,
Subsidies
Summary -
The European Commission (EC) has proposed far-reaching new powers to investigate and sanction foreign subsidies that have allegedly distortive effects on the European Union’s (EU) internal market. The proposals...more