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Antitrust in focus - April 2024

A&O Shearman on 7/1/2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

Digital healthcare in Southeast Asia offers healthy returns

White & Case LLP on 6/3/2024

Rapid digitalization in the health industry is set to drive M&A across the region - Digitalization is reshaping the global healthcare industry as demand for personalized, more accessible care fuels innovative market...more

U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel Merger: A Potent Catalyst for U.S.-Japan Relations and Technological Advancement

HaystackID on 5/17/2024

As the proposed $14.9 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel garners global attention, its implications extend far beyond mere corporate gains. This merger symbolizes a strengthening of the crucial U.S.-Japan...more

Three New UK Laws Impacting Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Markets and Personal Data

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/1/2023

On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more

U.S. DOJ’s New Safe Harbor Policy: Conducting Enhanced M&A Due Diligence

Ankura on 11/20/2023

Last month, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced a new Safe Harbor Policy for voluntary self-disclosure (the “Policy”) made in connection with merger and acquisition activity. The Policy is intended to bring...more

Healthcare Trends & Transactions Q3 2023

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 11/10/2023

After steadying during Q2, it appears the overall volume of deals in the healthcare industry declined in Q3 compared with Q2, and year-to-date 2023 is still down from last year. A slumping economy has no doubt played a large...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: October 2023

K&L Gates LLP on 10/27/2023

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Prohibits US$1.7 Billion Merger in Online Travel Agency Sector - On 25 September 2023, the European Commission (Commission) prohibited, under Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004...more

Transatlantic M&A bull run set for comeback

White & Case LLP on 9/15/2023

Encouraged by the relative strength of the dollar and improving financing conditions, US bidders are snapping up European assets - Transatlantic M&A was enjoying record-high activity before the war in Ukraine sparked...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on 8/25/2023

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

Fintech in Canada Q1 2023: A Pivotal Moment

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/17/2023

Welcome to Bennett Jones' quarterly Fintech in Canada update, where our fintech lawyers address timely issues shaping the industry. We look at what industry participants need to know in the areas of financial regulation,...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology 2022 Year in Review

Goodwin on 2/22/2023

2022 saw a major uptick in antitrust scrutiny and enforcement, primarily related to vertical transactions by large technology companies. Meta/Within, Microsoft/Activision, and Broadcom/VMware (among others) faced resistance...more

Cooley’s 2022 Tech M&A Year in Review

Cooley LLP on 1/26/2023

Tech M&A in 2022 was a tale of two halves. The year started off with a bang, with mega-deals such as Microsoft’s pending $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and...more

Top Tips to Follow to Navigate the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/20/2022

Orrick's Founder Series offers monthly top tips for UK startups on key considerations at each stage of their lifecycle, from incorporating a company through to possible exit strategies. The Series is written by members of our...more

Is Latin America the next frontier for technology M&A?

White & Case LLP on 10/26/2022

In a region suffering from global trade dislocations, inflation, higher interest rates and complex political cycles, dealmakers remain cautiously optimistic that the transition to digital services across the region will...more

Cooley’s 2021 Tech M&A Year in Review

Cooley LLP on 1/21/2022

General trends in tech M&A Hello, (virtual) world once again! Despite everyone’s efforts in 2021, including the rollout of vaccines and varying rounds of lockdowns and work-from-home mandates, a true “return to normal” for...more

Transactions in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Considerations

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/14/2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a major focus of, and the most valuable asset in, many technology transactions and the competition for top AI companies has never been hotter. According to CB Insights, there have been...more

Private equity carve-outs ride post-COVID wave

White & Case LLP on 8/12/2021

PE investors stand ready to fund spinoffs of non-core assets as companies refocus for the recovery - Last spring, Dell spun off its cloud computing business, VMWare, in a deal valued at nearly US$63 billion, with the equity...more

‘Sending out an SMS’ – UK proposes powers for regulating digital markets

Hogan Lovells on 7/22/2021

The UK Government is consulting on proposed powers for the recently launched Digital Markets Unit. This is a significant juncture in the reconfiguration of the post-Brexit regulatory landscape, marked by a determination to...more

Antitrust in 2020 - The Year To Date

WilmerHale on 8/27/2020

The first half of 2020 was a busy time for antitrust in the United States. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) implemented expedited procedures for reviewing collaborations during the...more

Technology sector shows resilience during lockdowns - Remote working, online shopping and telemedicine have shielded the...

White & Case LLP on 6/19/2020

High yield and leveraged loan issuance in North America and Western and Southern Europe for the technology industry reached an 18-month high in Q1 2020. The sector raised US$52.2 billion, an increase of almost 75% over Q4...more

M&A is top of mind: Will dealmakers actually double down in a downturn? The digital revolution could fuel “shadow protectionism”

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2020

Digital drives deals in every sector, ensuring tech is a primary focus of M&A across the board—even as data challenges multiply. Some say every deal is a tech deal now. Not quite, but the point is well taken. Respondents to...more

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