Both the French and German authorities are particularly active in merger control at the member state level within the EU. Companies should keep these jurisdictions on their radar in planning their next transaction, using...more
The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) is a quarterly release from Dechert LLP’s Antitrust/Competition practice reporting on trends in significant merger control investigations in the United States...more
2/5/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
UK Brexit
The European Court of Justice has confirmed that financial investors can incur parental liability for the anticompetitive practices of portfolio companies, even after an IPO that left the investor holding only a minority...more
The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations...more
9/25/2018
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Cartels ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Adviser ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Market-Sharing ,
Parent Corporation ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Subsidiaries