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Commission approves proposed acquisition of Hypo Real Estate by Germany's Financial Market Stabilisation Fund

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • May 19 2009

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the acquisition of German financial institution Hypo Real Estate AG by Germany's state-owned Financial Market Stabilisation Fund

Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 4 2009

The European Commission published a draft Directive on 29th April 2009 proposing stricter regulation of Managers of Alternative Investment Funds established in an EU member state, and amending Directive 200439EC, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

Commission approves the proposed acquisition of Cefetra BV by ForFarmers BV

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Netherlands
  • -
  • May 19 2009

The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Cefetra BV by ForFarmers BV (both Dutch companies

Commission authorises two Italian crisis schemes to boost real economy

  • Squire Sanders
  • -
  • European Union, Italy
  • -
  • June 3 2009

The European Commission has authorised under EC Treaty State aid rules two schemes aimed at helping companies to deal with the current economic crisis

Right to damages when European Commission fails to respect procedural rights

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • European Union
  • -
  • July 13 2007

In a blow to the European Commission (the Commission), the European Court of First Instance has decided that Schneider Electric SA (Schneider) must be partially compensated for the Commission’s subsequently annulled prohibition of the proposed merger between Schneider and Legrand SA (Legrand

Commission approves additional aid measures from Belgium and Luxembourg for Fortis

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • Belgium, European Union, Luxembourg
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  • May 15 2009

To facilitate the acquisition of the Fortis group by BNP Paribas, both Belgium and Luxembourg have provided a number of aid measures

European Parliament publishes text of directive on mergers and acquisitions in the financial services sector

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • March 26 2007

The European Parliament has published the consolidated text of the Directive amending Directive 9249EEC and Directives 200283EC, 200439EC, 200568EC and 200648EC as regards procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of shareholdings in the financial sector

Commission welcomes recast of Capital Duty Directive

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • February 15 2008

The Council of the European Union has adopted a recast of Directive 69335 with regard to the taxes imposed on contributions of capital to corporations

European Commission report on removing obstacles to cross-border investment by venture capital funds

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • European Union
  • -
  • April 23 2007

The European Commission has produced its expert group report entitled Removing obstacles to cross-border investment by venture capital funds

Financial services: public consultations on facilitating cross-border private placements

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • April 27 2007

The lack of a European private placement regime creates legal uncertainty and materially hinders cross-border business between financial investors