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Europe Daily News, 02 April 2025

Mayer Brown on 4/2/2025

COMPETITION - Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11929 - MET / Mega)... Prior notification of a concentration (Case M.11828 - BNPP / Axa IM)...more

International bidders bolster German M&A

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2023

Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more

2021 Energy and Chemicals Antitrust Report

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 1/19/2022

Antitrust activity increased significantly in 2021. This past year brought numerous changes in merger and non-merger enforcement policies and priorities that signal increased scrutiny in industry transactions. The “Biden...more

US P2P activity falls, but activity in Europe perseveres

White & Case LLP on 10/26/2020

Private equity-backed takeovers of listed companies in Western Europe have enjoyed several strong years, with deal value rising year on year from 2013 to reach a total of US$38.8 billion in 2019. Volume followed a similar...more

Chemicals and materials deals down from 2019 highs but recovery is on the way

White & Case LLP on 10/26/2020

While COVID shut the window on deals in H1 2020, Q3 saw a revival that augurs well for the rest of the year and beyond. In recent years, global M&A in the chemicals and materials sector has been breaking new records. Last...more

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