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Accompanying the publication of its fourth annual report on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act (“NSIA”) regime – and following its Call for Evidence in November 2023 – the UK government has launched its...more
As part of the government’s wider review of the electricity transmission network via the Integrated Transmission Planning and Regulation Project, and after its successful introduction of competition to offshore transmission...more
The UK government has published its Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, a ten-year plan to drive growth and competitiveness in the UK financial services sector. The strategy follows a call for evidence...more
- What is new: Merger control is becoming increasingly more complex as policy and geopolitical priorities shift across the globe. - Why it matters: These developments increase the unpredictability of multijurisdictional...more
The UK Government has published the final version of its Strategic Steer to the CMA, which aims to create a “level playing field” through better regulation and, despite recognising the CMA’s independence in the exercise of...more
The UK government has issued the final version of its “strategic steer” to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), directing the authority to act in a way that prioritises growth and encourages investment in the UK. ...more
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is taking significant steps to evolve its approach to merger control, introducing a new Mergers Charter and launching a review of its merger remedies framework. These initiatives...more
Our European Antitrust Team provides insights into German foreign direct investment (FDI) control in 2024....more
Searching for ways to achieve its promised ‘growth’ and productivity ambitions, the UK government turned its gaze on the UK regulators around October last year, with the UK prime minister promising to “rip up the bureaucracy...more
2024 was a better year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the UK and Europe than 2023, although overall growth in the market was slow. Deal numbers, by both absolute volume and aggregate deal value, remained far below the...more
In 2024, in line with our predictions from last year, the UK public takeover market saw a sharp increase in the number of megadeals, i.e., those valued in excess of £1 billion. Seventeen such transactions were announced in...more
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will, in the new year, launch a review of its approach to merger remedies which could lead to a shift away from its long-standing preference for structural...more
Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) unlock growth, diversification, and a stronger global stance for businesses. These strategic moves enable firms from different nations to blend resources, making way into new...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more
The already complex business calculus that goes into a merger has become even more complicated in the past several years because of stepped-up government scrutiny. Major transactions have been blocked or abandoned in the face...more
As part of the Biden administration’s avowedly aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, it has challenged a number of high-profile mergers in court over the past two and a half years. While the track record of the...more
Welcome to the first edition of our AI Legal News Summer Roundup! With both the temperature and artificial intelligence developments heating up, the time is ripe to provide periodic updates this summer on recent legal...more
As predicted in our February 1, 2023, client alert, “ESG in 2022 and Predictions for 2023,” a global economic slowdown and ongoing backlash in the U.S. have slowed the momentum of some aspects of the environmental, social and...more
Advocate General Kokott has found that the General Court erred in law in requiring the European Commission to show anti-competitive effects of a merger with “strong probability” and that the scope of its judicial review was...more
APRIL – JUNE 2022: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • An Overview of Agency Merger Challenges from January 2021 through June 2022 Parties continue to be cautious in litigating challenged transactions. Since...more
UK & European Financial Services M&A: Sector trends H2 2021 | H1 2022 — Banks - Our outlook for bank M&A is extremely positive despite current market uncertainty. Many of Europe’s lenders dedicated significant resources...more
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) officials who were involved in the FCA’s first competition decision, Anti-Competitive Conduct in the Asset Management Sector, shared their views on the case at a Skadden-moderated Q&A session...more
The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its first antitrust decision since obtaining competition law powers four years ago. The decision is a controversial one....more