As of 23 June, the UK government can scrutinize certain foreign takeovers and other acquisitions to ensure that they do not jeopardize the UK's capability to combat, and mitigate the effects of, a public health emergency...more
6/25/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Health and Safety ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Public Health ,
Restricted Transactions ,
Takeovers ,
UK
Competition/antitrust laws generally require rival firms to operate on the market independently of each other and tolerate cooperation between competitors only in limited circumstances where any resulting loss of competition...more
Competition law will not be at the top of companies' agendas today. COVID-19 presents companies with many challenges. Companies will be looking for whatever solutions they can find to deal with this crisis. ...more