Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 20 Sep 2023
From September 2023, a new "merger simplification package" applies to mergers and acquisitions that have to be notified to the European Commission…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 13 Feb 2023
This document sets out the actions to be taken by businesses to ensure compliance with and/or take advantage of the new EU Foreign Subsidy Regulation…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union, Italy | 28 Dec 2022
This guide provides a summary of the Italian merger control rules and covers the following most recent changes…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 26 Apr 2021
On 26 March 2021, the European Commission (EC) published a communication on Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR), setting out new guidance…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 18 Feb 2021
Private equity firms could be liable to pay hefty fines for violations of EU antitrust law committed by the companies they invest in…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 20 Apr 2020
The EU’s trade commissioner had urged member states to ramp up screening levels of foreign investment (FDI) in order to prevent predatory takeovers…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union, United Kingdom | 19 Mar 2019
The recently published draft guidance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provides a high-level insight into how the UK will deal with…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union, France, Germany | 19 Mar 2019
Following the European Commission's announcement of its decision to prohibit an acquisition, despite political pressure to permit the transaction…
Squire Patton Boggs | Global | 18 Oct 2018
A large number of countries around the world enforce merger control laws, which require that approval is obtained before closing any deal that exceeds…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union, USA | 16 Feb 2017
Although there are over 75 countries in the world with merger control regimes...