Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 393: The Legal Hiring Landscape in the Current Economy (w/Sadie Jones)
Investing in Colombia: Nearshoring & Economic Incentives in Manufacturing, Technology, Infrastructure, and Energy Industries
A Tale of Two Issues: Zach Ziliak Breaks Down the HFT Debate
Stronger stock market performance bodes well for exit conditions in Japan’s rapidly maturing PE space - Interested observers have long anticipated the “arrival” of Japan’s private equity market. As the world’s...more
In December 2023 – January 2024, we conducted a straw poll of 240 decision makers in the mining & metals sector via an online survey. While the findings are subject to the limitations of sample-based information, they do...more
Our downloadable report, Legal Insights for Manufacturing, explores how the business, legal, and regulatory framework is evolving—and will evolve—to address the large generational shifts taking place. This year, our report...more
Amid a challenging economic climate, international buyers prompted by the energy transition target mainstay sectors including industrials & chemicals and automotive - German M&A has been negatively impacted by an array of...more
The general sentiment for prospective deal making in Canada at the end of Q1 2023 might best be described as restrained optimism, especially in comparison to 2021 and early 2022. Despite continued headwinds from various...more
After two years of pandemic caution and amid perpetually increasing valuations, growing piles of dry powder and pent-up investment willpower, 2021 exploded in a global deal frenzy unrivaled in the past decade. On the heels of...more
We have seen a reduction in M&A activity this year in response to global economic uncertainty. Everything has slowed down from the fevered pitch of 2021, so it’s not surprising that deal activity has as well. So, how much...more
Key Highlights - - Concerns of global recession top of mind in uncertain economy - Q2 M&A volume down slightly, mid-market remains robust - Pricing of deals could be a challenge, strategic accretive acquisitions...more
Respondents see COVID-related disruptions, economic contraction and geopolitical instability as the top challenges for the aviation sector in the coming year. But growth is expected, notably in Asia-Pacific and Australasia - ...more
The COVID-19 pandemic's severe impact on the global economy continued through 2020 and 2021, and the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) was no exception. Despite the many current challenges, justified optimism and robust deal...more
White & Case LLP argued the last successful fully-fledged "failing firm defence" case in Aegean/Olympic II in 2013. Our lawyers Assimakis Komninos and Jan Jeram, who acted in that case, with the help of Iakovos Sarmas1,...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has heavily disrupted M&A activity around the globe and many projects have been put on hold. However, as soon as the pandemic is beyond its peak and lockdown measures have been eased, sellers and buyers...more
Trends in Material Adverse Change Clauses – Implications of Coronavirus on M&A Transactions - On M&A transactions deal certainty may be a key negotiation issue. Whilst a seller may be reluctant to concede a material...more
In a world roiled by activism, geopolitical uncertainty and data risk, dealmakers are eager to lean in, according to our survey Introduction - If you're like us, you spend a lot of time thinking about where M&A markets...more
As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of...more
As the rest of the world backed away from the deal table, confident US corporates continued buying businesses—especially in the life sciences and TMT sectors, and particularly in the domestic market. US dealmakers had a...more
Economic volatility, political unrest and fierce competition are all seen as major challenges to the sector in the coming 12 to 18 months. Meanwhile, respondents are preparing for rising oil prices and growing industry...more
Firms targeting assets divested by conglomerates still face obstacles, though barriers to PE investment in Japan are gradually falling. Many hurdles that traditionally challenged private equity firms looking to invest in...more
Many survey respondents are so confident about the prospects for M&A activity in the next 12 months that they do not view a possible global economic slowdown as an obstacle. More than three-quarters of respondents (76...more
Regional differences and market maturities are forging a dynamic finance landscape with ever-more resourceful and innovative methods of meeting the global infrastructure funding challenge....more
The Ruling: The Dutch competition authority's approval of KPN's acquisition of fiber operator Reggefiber was upheld by the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal in February 2018. In assessing the merger's competitive...more
The Treachery of Images - Most people are familiar with the famous painting by René Magritte called "The Treachery of Images" (1928). The picture shows a pipe and below it the caption "This is not a pipe." In Africa,...more
On January 25, 2017, Skadden hosted a panel discussion at the London Stock Exchange on the potential policy direction of the Trump administration. The panel touched on tax reform, trade agreements, inbound and outbound U.S....more
Skadden attorneys James A. McDonald, Elizabeth Robertson and Robert W. Stirling in London; Pascal Bine and Olivier Diaz in Paris; and Matthias Horbach and Stephan Hutter in Frankfurt provide insights on the developments...more
China’s expected to announce Q3 economic growth of 6.7 percent this week—a number envied by any other country in the world but the sign of major slowdown there. Dealbook looks at what, exactly, a less-gangbusters Chinese...more