Tag: Merger Control
EU M&A Regulation is Getting Tougher – What You Need to...
By: (Bryan Cave)
The COVID-19 pandemic has made 2020 a difficult year for many companies looking to do deals....
Nigeria’s Foreign-to-Foreign Merger Control Regime
By: Michael-James Currie & Camilla Johnson (African Antitrust)
Antitrust enforcement is on the rise across Africa. Many jurisdictions are developing...
Shall We Play in the Forest (While the Wolf is not...
By Pablo Trevisán (Estudio Trevisan)1
I. Introduction
Airports closed and turned into airplane graveyards overnight; travel restrictions; massive cancellation of flights; sporting events and shows were...
Open Market Purchases – India Plans to Dilute Standstill Obligation
By Anisha Chand & Anmol Awasthi (Khaitan & Co)1
Introduction
Consider that a company (say, A) is proposing to acquire 49 percent equity shares of another...
The Failing Firm Defense in Times of (the COVID-19) Crisis: Is...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of economic activity and competition law was not spared. Regulators around the world had...
French Watchdog Publishes New Guidelines Regarding Merger Control
The Autorité today publishes its new merger control guidelines. They come into force today and replace the previous guidelines dated 4 July 2013. This...
Antitrust Developments in Argentina
By Julián Peña & Federico Rossi (Allende & Brea)1
Antitrust enforcement in Argentina has been going through changes in recent times and has continued to...
A Discussion of VIE-structured Companies from a Merger Review Perspective
By Wei Huang & Chang Gao (Tian Yuan Law Firm)1
Recently, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued special orders to big tech companies to...
The No Kill Zone: The Other Side of Pharma Acquisitions
In recent years there have been calls for increased scrutiny and enforcement of acquisitions by incumbent pharmaceutical firms of potentially competitive pipeline...
The Jury Is Out: An Assessment of Proposed Reforms to Australia’s...
Recently, competition authorities globally have been advocating for law reform to enhance their enforcement powers in relation to so called "killer acquisitions."...
