We had previously questioned whether the new approach to Article 22 EUMR followed by the EC would herald a new era in EU merger control, leading to an increased number of deals being reviewed, and more importantly an...more
10/31/2024
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Regulatory Requirements
The U.S. agencies concluded 11 significant merger investigations in the first half of 2024—just one shy of the total concluded in all of 2023. Activity has picked up considerably since last year but is still below the...more
8/7/2024
/ Abandonment ,
Consent Decrees ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Investigations ,
Mergers ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
The Clayton Act
The U.S. agencies announced the conclusion of six significant merger investigations in Q1 2024, double the number seen last quarter. This marks the end of six quarters of three or fewer significant investigations. In line...more
Since 2020, our antitrust/competition practice has expanded the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) to include Germany and France. This supplements DAMITT’s U.S. and EU coverage with comprehensive...more
3/29/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
France ,
German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB) ,
Germany ,
Interest Rates ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
Merger Controls ,
Shareholders ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
The European Commission (EC) has published a report on competition law enforcement in the EU's pharmaceutical sector during the 2018-2022 period. The report, released on 26 January, provides detailed insights into the actions...more
Only 12 significant merger investigations concluded in 2023—a drop of 40 percent from just last year and by far the lowest in DAMITT history. This observed and verifiable drop sharply contrasts with recent reports that...more
United States -
All significant U.S. merger investigations concluded in either a complaint or an abandoned transaction. Four of the last five quarters have now concluded without any consent agreements, demonstrating the...more
UK-U.S. Data Bridge Approved -
The UK has approved an extension to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF) called the ‘UK-U.S. Data Bridge,’ which facilitates data flows from the UK to the U.S. From October 12, 2023...more
10/6/2023
/ Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cross Border Privacy Rules (CBPR) ,
Delaware ,
EDPS ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Framework Agreement ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Data Privacy Laws ,
UK ,
UK GDPR ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In France and Germany, the trend is towards a drastic fall in significant investigations, combined with an exceptional duration of these investigations. Meanwhile, in both jurisdictions the average outcome shows an increasing...more
CJEU: Special Category Data Just Got More Complicated -
On August 1, 2022, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) delivered a preliminary ruling on the legal interpretation of special categories of personal...more
8/19/2022
/ CNIL ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Do Not Call List ,
EU ,
FCC ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Scams ,
UK ICO
In a recent high-profile judgment, the EU’s General Court confirmed that the European Commission (“EC”) can, upon referral by a national competition authority in the European Economic Area (“EEA”), review deals that do not...more