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Employee risk considerations for private capital investors

A&O Shearman on 4/5/2024

Employee activism is increasingly becoming a focal point within the private equity sector, as employees leverage their voice to influence company policies and practices. This shift towards a more vocal workforce has prompted...more

Antitrust in focus March 2024

A&O Shearman on 4/2/2024

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Debt Finance

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/12/2024

Throughout 2023, we have continued to see activity in the debt finance markets, but the higher cost of capital, ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and mismatch in buyer/seller pricing expectations meant that deals have been...more

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Antitrust and Merger Control

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 3/12/2024

Recent actions by antitrust agencies globally deliver on their promises for increased scrutiny of private equity sponsored transactions and strategies in at least three ways....more

Dealmakers prepare to face new uncertainties in 2024

White & Case LLP on 2/16/2024

Global M&A activity continued to make slow progress in 2023, with stubbornly high interest rates and stringent financing conditions stifling market confidence. Nearly US$3.2 trillion of M&A deals were announced last year—a...more

2024 Insights: Corporate Trends

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/22/2023

Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q1 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 4/21/2023

UNITED STATES - Wilson Resigns as FTC Commissioner - On February 14, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) lone Republican commissioner, Christine Wilson, announced that she was resigning. Wilson explained her decision...more

Theories of Harm: Common Ownership - where the Greeks walk the world follows?

BCLP on 3/17/2023

In this article we discuss the evolving global attention towards a less common theory of harm: common ownership. We conclude by assessing the notably bullish approach taken by the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”),...more

EU Regulation on foreign subsidies enters into force - implications for private equity investors

A&O Shearman on 1/24/2023

Implications for private equity investors. What is the issue? The EU is concerned about subsidies granted by non-EU countries that could distort competition in EU markets. In November 2022, the European Parliament and...more

M&A in 2022 and Trends for 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/23/2023

Following a year of unprecedented M&A deal activity, 2022 saw the global M&A market settle back into a more familiar pace. The year finished 38.8% lower than 2021’s record level, but only 9.3% lower than 2015-2019 averages,...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/26/2022

APRIL – JUNE 2022: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - • An Overview of Agency Merger Challenges from January 2021 through June 2022 Parties continue to be cautious in litigating challenged transactions. Since...more

Policy shifts may signal a new chapter in the story of globalization

White & Case LLP on 4/1/2022

Globalization may be evolving, as nations and regions reassert their regulatory powers on a wide range of issues including trade, competition and national security. The economic lessons of COVID-19 and growing concerns about...more

Why investors should care about their portfolio companies infringing competition law

A&O Shearman on 2/24/2021

Financial investors, including private equity businesses, can be held liable for competition law infringements committed by one of their portfolio companies....more

Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Consolidation continues at pace—mega-mergers on the horizon

White & Case LLP on 7/3/2019

The wait is over. Whispers of mega-deals have matured into agenda items for boards of many larger European banks. Overview - 3 highlights of bank M&A: - Bank consolidation: The numbers speak for themselves—100 regional and...more

Europe Insights

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/26/2018

Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global M&A

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

M&A activity in 2012 continued to be constrained by uncertain macroeconomic conditions, which have dampened dealmakers’ confidence. Although there were several bright spots in transactional activity, momentum was difficult to...more

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