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Distress Signal: Europe’s M&A Market Braces for a Wave of Opportunity

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Dealmakers in Europe have had plenty of reasons to pause forward movement on deals. From new tariffs on transatlantic trade to weak industrial output in Germany—which also saw a snap election in February—2025 has brought a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – May/June 2025

The firm is pleased to distribute the European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin, which breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe in the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways....more

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Data with destiny: European AI M&A heats up as the race for dominance intensifies

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With industries embracing this evolving technology, Europe is determined not to be left behind, and dealmakers are paying close attention - Europe’s artificial intelligence industry is gaining traction but has struggled to...more

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Increasing European defence budgets: what are the implications for government contractors and investors?

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At a time of marked geopolitical uncertainty, governments around Europe are committing to meaningful increases in defence spending, whilst also looking to private capital and investment to supplement public funds. This in...more

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Litigation Trends for 2025: What Will This Year Hold for Business and Commercial Disputes?

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We explore the trends for Business and Commercial Disputes in the UK, US and France/EU in 2025. Here's what you should know...more

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High anxiety or real opportunity? Distressed M&A in Europe

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The number of distressed deals reaches record highs as challenging market conditions take their toll - European M&A saw a solid uplift in value in the first half of 2024. Western Europe saw US$390 billion of deals—a rise...more

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Foreign Direct Investment: Key Recent and Future Developments in Europe and the US

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At a time of significant geopolitical challenges, many jurisdictions are looking at their investment screening regimes to ensure that they can adequately safeguard national security and public order. Within this context,...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Investing in Healthcare & Life Sciences - An International Guide to Regulatory and Transactional Issues Across the Sector -...

As macroeconomic forces and geopolitical dynamics continue to shape the M&A and investment climate globally, health and life sciences transactions continue to remain high priority sectors presenting both high growth and...more

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Cross-Border M&A Comparison Table

Cross-border deals are complex and require mastery of multiple disciplines with unique considerations in different regions. Review our table comparing cross-border deal considerations for various topics across the United...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

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IPEM 2022 | Key Takeaways

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After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more

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The New German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (With a View Across the Border)

On 11 June 2021, the German Federal Parliament approved the draft bill on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act), which was approved by the German Federal Council without any changes on 25...more

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M&A in the COVID-19 world and beyond – views from France, Germany and the United Kingdom

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After a decade of relatively stable deal activity across Europe and globally, companies now find themselves operating in a new and evolving M&A environment. Transactional risk and disruption are the current norm, but against...more

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Crisis Prompts European Countries To Step Up Protections Against Foreign M&A

The coronavirus pandemic has weakened European economies and companies. EU and national governments have expressed concern that foreign investors may opportunistically take advantage of the crisis to acquire domestic...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

The Impact of COVID-19 on Merger Reviews: Practical Considerations for Global Deals

In the field of antitrust, the current COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for merging parties and agencies worldwide. As the crisis unfolds, enforcement against cartels, investigations of excessive pricing, and...more

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Cross-border tech M&A in a disrupted world: Challenges remain: Geopolitics and regulations can be decisive

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Despite the opportunities available in the market, the changing face of global politics is exerting an increasing influence over deals. Almost half of respondents (47 percent) point to trade wars and rising protectionism as...more

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Cross-border tech M&A in a disrupted world: Tech deals defy changing times

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The appetite for cross-border M&A shows no signs of abating. Despite rising valuations, growing regulatory scrutiny, interest rate hikes and the specter of protectionism, 62 percent of respondents are planning a cross- border...more

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Germany Blocks Two Transactions Involving Chinese Investors on National Security Grounds

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The Situation: Germany prevented State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC") from acquiring a 20 percent minority stake in 50Hertz, one of Germany's four providers of high-voltage transmission systems, as well as the acquisition...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Europe Insights

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Brexit: Much Discussed, Little Understood

Katja Kaulamo (Frankfurt, capital markets): With structural and political change in Europe in 2017, the European capital markets industry was left in a state of uncertainty pending the final outcome of the Brexit...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Big Data an Ongoing Concern for EU Competition Law"

The question of how "big data" should be treated in merger control and antitrust enforcement was a key issue for the European Commission and national regulators in European Union member states in 2016, with competition...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Regional Focus: Europe"

Skadden attorneys James A. McDonald, Elizabeth Robertson and Robert W. Stirling in London; Pascal Bine and Olivier Diaz in Paris; and Matthias Horbach and Stephan Hutter in Frankfurt provide insights on the developments...more

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"Activist Investing in Europe: A Special Report (September 2016)"

This report offers an overview of the state of activism in Europe, as well as country-specific profiles for the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, including information and commentary on noteworthy...more

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