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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

2024 Summer review – M&A legal and market developments

White & Case LLP on 9/6/2024

We set out below a number of interesting English court decisions and market developments which have taken place and their impact on M&A transactions. Our Summer review looks at these developments and gives practical guidance...more

Warranties and indemnities insurance take center stage in M&A transactions in Africa

White & Case LLP on 9/4/2024

In most M&A transactions, after the parties have negotiated the basic commercial terms, they then negotiate the warranties and indemnities (W&I). Generally, buyers want the anticipated value of their purchase without any...more

Should There Be a Right to Repair in Fashion? - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 27

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/3/2024

Product lifecycle is the common thread in emerging Right to Repair and fashion waste legislation - Whether consumers are looking at coffeemakers, smartphones, jeans or shoes, many are rejecting planned obsolescence — the...more

Repairing the supply chain – the proposed EU Directive on a right to repair

Hogan Lovells on 4/28/2023

The EU Commission is currently proposing a wide range of measures to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050. At the same time it has a clear tendency to strengthen consumer rights. In...more

Sustainable Products Regulations: Repairing the supply chain – the proposed EU Directive on a right to repair

Hogan Lovells on 4/25/2023

The EU Commission is currently proposing a wide range of measures to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal to become climate neutral by 2050 and to strengthen consumer rights simultaneously. In this context it has now...more

M&A transaction terms: Comparing Africa to Europe

White & Case LLP on 11/11/2021

Significant differences exist between terms that typically apply in M&A transactions in Africa and Europe - "Acquirers tend to view European markets as being more seller-friendly than African markets." Although the...more

UK Tax Round Up - April 2019

Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/2/2019

UK Case Law Developments - Damages on share sales same as on other sales - In Oversea Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd v ING Bank NV, the Commercial Court has held that the measure of damages for breach of warranty in...more

Brexit Preparations for Private Equity Firms

Dechert LLP on 12/13/2018

The Current Status of Brexit - On 29 March 2017 the United Kingdom (UK) gave notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union that it intended to leave the European Union (EU). The UK’s departure (so-called...more

Key Differences Between European and US Private Equity Transactions

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/8/2013

Munich-based partner Jörg Kirchner and NY-based partner Eli Hunt discuss four key ways that private equty transactions in European and the US tend to differ. Kirchner, a Global Co-chair of Latham & Watkins’ Corporate...more

Antimonopoly Law Considerations and Risk Management in Connection with M&A Transactions - Assessing Competition Risks in...

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/21/2013

Introduction: Allocation of antitrust risk is an issue that frequently arises between parties in mergers or acquisitions that raise potential antitrust concerns. • Motivations of the buyer and the seller are the...more

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