Davina Garrod

Dec 9, 2024 | mondaq.com | Davina Garrod |Jenny Arlington |Hans Christopher Rickhoff |Reggie Babin

Until 11 December 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) stakeholders such as AI systems providers, businesses, national authorities, academia, research institutions and civil society are invited to provide feedback to the AI Office on a targeted consultation under the European Union (EU) Artificial Intelligence Act (the AI Act).

Apr 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Laura Black |Christian Davis |Davina Garrod

The U.S. government has been increasing its scrutiny of inbound foreign investment for national security risks and concurrently is establishing a new program that would prohibit certain outbound investments. Both developments directly affect private equity funds. In contrast, the EU’s regulatory response is nascent, with concrete proposals notexpected before fall 2025.

Apr 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Davina Garrod |Gorav Jindal

Recent actions by antitrust agencies globally deliver on their promises for increased scrutiny of private equity sponsored transactions and strategies in at least three ways. Scrutiny of Roll-upsFirst, as part of its goal to prevent “stealth roll-ups”, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenged a series of acquisitions of localized anesthesiology providers that spanned more than a decade by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, a private equity sponsor.

Mar 12, 2024 | lexology.com | Sergio A. Urias |Amy Wollensack |Anna K. Abram |Shariff Barakat |Jesse Betts |Laura Black | +20 more

The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging year for private equity, with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt financing was expensive and scarce, expectations on valuations were tricky to navigate, portfolio companies required additional attention, fundraising was not easy and regulators continued to scale up their scrutiny of the industry and its transactions.

Feb 19, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jennifer Richter |Davina Garrod |Douglas Brandon |Jingli Jiang

2024 is shaping up to be a busy year in Washington for telecom, media and technology (TMT) companies. A number of notable topics will require public comment this year, including net neutrality, digital discrimination, data privacy, cyber trust mark, early termination fees, hearing aid compatibility, robocalls and robotexts, supply chain security, broadcast blackouts and the future of the Universal Service Fund (USF).