Private Equity, Foreign Subsidies, Acquisitions

Two years of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation – what dealmakers need to know

White & Case LLP on 7/2/2025

Two years ago, the FSR arrived as the new kid on the block in Brussels. Today, it is one of the EU's sharpest enforcement tools, and one that is only gaining prominence as geopolitical tensions reshape global investment and...more

Trends in Dutch Public M&A 2023

A&O Shearman on 11/6/2023

The outlook for public M&A remains challenging, even if we have now reached a plateau in interest rates. We see two primary areas for opportunity: (i) strategic buyers using the current conditions to accelerate...more

EU FSR – the notification regime begins; what does it mean for private equity investors?

A&O Shearman on 10/12/2023

The EU is concerned about subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU, that could distort competition in EU markets. The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the...more

Foreign Subsidies Regulation Key Updates for PE Deal Teams

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/25/2023

European M&A is expected to become more complex after European legislators agreed on a new Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), which came into force in January 2023 and aims to control subsidies that distort the EU internal...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/21/2023

UNITED STATES - Wilson Resigns as FTC Commissioner - On February 14, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lone Republican commissioner, Christine Wilson, announced that she was resigning. Wilson explained her decision...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/26/2022

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