-
Oct 22, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Niels Baeten |Giorgio Motta
The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) allows the European Commission (EC) to investigate and remedy subsidies received from non-European countries that distort the EU internal market. As the FSR marks its inaugural year of application, this briefing reports on key trends emerging from the initial deployment of the tool. For a more detailed summary of the legislation, see our 17 July 2023 client alert “EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Goes Live: Key Implications for M&A Transactions”.
-
Sep 26, 2024 | 
lexology.com | James Anderson |Niels Baeten |Nathaniel Carden |Giorgio Motta |Vanessa Johnson |Ketevan Zukakishvili
On September 10, 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ or Court) sided with the European Commission (Commission) and ruled that two Irish subsidiaries of Apple Inc. received unlawful state aid from Ireland in the form of a tax advantage (Case C-465/20 P). Ireland has reported that it will now finalise the recovery of approximately €14.1 billion from Apple, representing unpaid taxes and interest, which has been escrowed for the greater part of the past decade.
-
Nov 16, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Aurora Luoma |Giorgio Motta |Boris Bershteyn
On October 12, 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its final Green Agreements Guidance (Guidance).
-
Oct 12, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Giorgio Motta |Bill Batchelor |Frederic Depoortere |Aurora Luoma |Ingrid Vandenborre |Niels Baeten
Starting today, October 12, 2023, the mandatory notification requirements under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) apply. M&A deals involving businesses that (i) have been granted certain levels of financial support from non-EU governments and (ii) meet prescribed financial thresholds must now be notified, assessed and cleared before the transactions can close.
-
Oct 11, 2023 | 
concurrences.com | Giorgio Motta |Bill Batchelor |Frederic Depoortere |Aurora Luoma
Previous article Next article Share on | Starting today, October 12, 2023, the mandatory notification requirements under the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) apply.
-
Oct 11, 2023 | 
concurrences.com | Aurora Luoma |Giorgio Motta |Boris Bershteyn
On October 12, 2023, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its final Green Agreements Guidance (Guidance).
-
May 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta |Ingrid Vandenborre
On April 25, 2023, the UK Government published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill) which, among other things, introduces a new ex ante regulatory regime for digital markets. The Bill largely follows the Spring 2022 proposals made in the government’s on the new regime. The new regime will apply to large firms with “strategic market status” (SMS) in relation to a digital activity, a lower threshold than a “dominant” market position under UK competition law.
-
May 2, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta |Ingrid Vandenborre
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill), which will introduce wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and significantly alter the merger control and antitrust investigation processes.
-
Apr 25, 2023 | 
concurrences.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta
25 Apr 2023 On April 25, 2023, the UK Government published its long-awaited Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill) which, among other things, introduces a new ex ante regulatory regime for digital markets.
-
Apr 25, 2023 | 
concurrences.com | Bill Batchelor |Aurora Luoma |Frederic Depoortere |Giorgio Motta
25 Apr 2023 On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill), which will introduce wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and significantly alter the merger control and antitrust investigation processes. Key changes include: Merger control: New filing thresholds for “killer acquisitions” of nascent businesses, which will eliminate the...
