Alexandra Zachmann

Nov 13, 2024 | sustainablefutures.linklaters.com | Matthew Flanagan |Alexandra Zachmann |Tom Clare |Helen Crossley

IntroductionDriven by an increased focus on climate change and wider sustainability issues, recent years have seen a significant increase in environmental regulation across sectors and jurisdictions. Notably, governments and regulators have increased efforts to address concepts such as “greenwashing”, whereby firms overstate or are not clear about the eco-credentials of their products or services to consumers. One industry which has attracted significant scrutiny is the fashion industry.

Jul 14, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jonathan Ford |Sofia Platzer |Alexandra Zachmann

Competition authorities are in the business of predicting the future. As we've written previously, the task of comparing two possible futures – one with, and one without the merger (the counterfactual) – is hard enough in the best of circumstances, especially in fast-moving markets. The assessment is even more complex when the sands are potentially shifting in multiple directions, as is the case when there is the prospect of another merger in the same market (a parallel transaction).