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CEBS, CESR and CEIOPS organise public hearing on mergers and acquisitions guidelines

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • European Union
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  • September 15 2008

A press release has been published which states that the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors and the Committee of European Securities Regulators are holding a public hearing on the guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector as required by Directive 200744EC

New EU guidelines on acquisitions and increases in financial holdings in regulated entities

  • A&L Goodbody
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • December 31 2008

On 18 December 2008, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS), CEIOPS and the Committee of European Securities Regulators (CESR) published their guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in financial holdings as required by Directive 200744EC on the procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increase of holdings in the financial sector

Private equity investments in bank holding companies: the Fed expands and clarifies opportunities

  • Jones Day
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  • USA
  • -
  • September 26 2008

On September 22, 2008, the Federal Reserve issued a new policy statement that expands the ability of private equity funds, hedge funds, and other investors to make meaningful investments in bank holding companies and banks without subjecting themselves to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the "BHC Act"

The Change of Control Directive - a force for greater cross-border takeover activity in Europe?

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • European Union, United Kingdom
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  • May 16 2008

Recent history for example, the battle for control of Banca Antonveneta, a medium-sized Italian bank, in 2005 has illustrated the potential for regulatory approval requirements to impede cross-border takeover activity involving financial institutions

New rules on acquisition of holdings in financial institutions

  • NautaDutilh
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  • Belgium
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  • September 15 2009

The Belgian Act of 31 July 2009 (the "Financial Sector Acquisitions Act") implements into national law Directive 200744EC of 5 September 2007 (the "Directive"), which provides new procedural rules and evaluation criteria for the prudential assessment of acquisitions of and increases in holdings in credit institutions, insurance and reinsurance undertakings, investments firms and UCITS management companies ("Regulated Undertakings"

Financial crisis: litigation

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • United Kingdom, USA
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  • October 15 2008

It is inevitable that in such a dramatic and fast-changing economic landscape, commercial counterparties are urgently considering whether and how they can protect their rights by litigation

Lending, investing and trading after the market break: opportunities to seize and risks to manage

  • Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • October 22 2008

Recent dramatic downturns in the credit, equity and derivatives markets, together with an acute general shortage of liquidity, will present attractive opportunities for lenders, investors and traders with cash to deploy in the month ahead

Prudential assessment of holdings in the financial sector

  • De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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  • European Union
  • -
  • January 31 2009

CESR, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors (CEIOPS) have published joint guidelines for the prudential assessment of acquisitions and increases in holdings in the financial sector

3L3 Committees organising public hearing on Joint Guidelines for the Assessment of Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • European Union
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  • September 1 2008

Following the announcement of their public consultation on Joint Guidelines for the Assessment of Mergers and Acquisitions, the Committee of European Securities Regulators, the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS) and the Committee of European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisors have now opened the registration for the public hearing

Noteworthy U.S. legal and regulatory developments during 2008

  • Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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  • Canada, USA
  • -
  • January 9 2009

The following summary of significant U.S. legal and regulatory developments during 2008 may be of interest to our Canadian clients and friends

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