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...
08 Aug, 2023 Did Illumina know the record gun-jumping penalty was coming? By Miranda Cole The European Commission issued a record gun jumping penalty against Illumina for prematurely closing its acquisition of Grail - fining...
25 Jul, 2023 The new EU FSR regime: What are the implications? By Alexandra Rogers The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) is one of the hottest topics in EU law right now. Since 12 July 2023, the European Commission...
27 Apr, 2023 Sustainability agreements: How should these agreements be treated under antitrust or competition law? By Ian Giles Antitrust enforcers and policymakers globally are grappling with their approach to sustainability agreements – agreements between...