The Situation: The European Commission ("EC") has released its first guidance on assessing market distortions under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR")....more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") has successfully appealed a decision of the UK Competition Appeals Tribunal (the "Tribunal") rejecting its application for a warrant to search domestic premises—paving the way...more
The Background: The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation into a specific provision of the UK-controlled foreign company rules.
The Issue: The Commission will investigate whether the UK's so-called Group...more
12/13/2017
/ Anti Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) ,
BEPS ,
Controlled Foreign Corporations ,
Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
International Tax Issues ,
Multinationals ,
Parent Corporation ,
State Aid ,
UK
In April 2017, the European Commission ("Commission") published a tender offer seeking an assessment of the EU market for loan syndication and possible implications under EU competition rules. The successful candidate will...more
5/22/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banks ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
France ,
Germany ,
Government Studies ,
Infringement ,
Loans ,
Netherlands ,
Notice and Comment ,
OECD ,
Poland ,
Spain ,
Syndicated Loans ,
UK