18 Jul, 2024 The rise of dawn raids By David Harris Mayling Blanco Violetta Bourt In the second episode of the Global Investigations Podcast Series, David Harris (Partner, Investigations, Enforcement and Compliance...
11 Jun, 2024 In-depth FSR scrutiny of M&A transactions: DG Competition enters the arena By Alexandra Rogers After an initial start-up phase for the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) in which we saw the European Commission (EC) targeting...
03 Jun, 2024 Navigating the FSR: What a difference a year makes! By Alexandra Rogers Almost a year has passed since the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable on 12 July 2023. The notification obligations...
23 May, 2024 Filling in the gaps: Amended call-in statement and further market guidance for the UK National Security and Investment Act By Ian Giles It’s great to see the UK government came good on the promise in its recent response to the “call for evidence” on the NSI regime that it...
05 Apr, 2024 The Illumina/GRAIL saga: The impact on merger control policy By Ian Giles Miranda Cole All eyes are on Illumina/GRAIL following the Advocate General’s (AG) opinion. If the European Court of Justice follows the AG, it will...
26 Mar, 2024 Early signs of the Digital Markets Act in action By Miranda Cole In the first use of the Digital Markets Act's enforcement powers, the European Commission has opened a number of investigations,...
13 Feb, 2024 Businesses target dealmaking to bolster supply chains By Miranda Cole After the technology sector, the life sciences and industrials sectors are expected to see the highest growth in cross-border M&A...
26 Jan, 2024 EU Commission proposes stronger EU FDI screening regime By Jay Modrall Since the EU’s foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime became effective in 2020, the EU Commission has reviewed over 1,200 FDI...
02 Nov, 2023 Saudi's Vision 2030 in action - a significant increase to the merger notification threshold on the horizon By Anwar Ouazzani Faisal Aldhayaan In a recent announcement, the Saudi General Authority of Competition (GAC) has relaxed its previous financial threshold requirement to...
09 Oct, 2023 Legal Geek 2023: Combining people, use cases, and technology for meaningful change By Bernhard Fiedler The legal industry is no stranger to the winds of change blowing through its traditional practices. Last week, at the renowned Legal Geek...
03 Oct, 2023 Legal Geek 2023 preview: GenAI's impact on the legal industry By Bernhard Fiedler As I prepare to attend this year's Legal Geek conference, I find myself eagerly anticipating the discussions surrounding GenAI, a topic...
01 Sep, 2023 Spotlight on gaming: Key takeaways from Gamescom and Devcom By Miranda Cole The gaming industry has always been an early adopter of artificial intelligence (AI) and we are already seeing how it enhances virtual...