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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

MiCA and Reverse Solicitation

Non-EU or non-MiCA compliant entities that want to offer or provide crypto-asset services to clients in the EU must be aware of the newly drafted guidelines from the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The...more

Hogan Lovells

The UK-EU trade deal: What you need to know

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On Christmas Eve, the United Kingdom and European Union finally agreed a trade deal – the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) – which will define the post-Brexit trading relationship between the European Union and United...more

A&O Shearman

Covid–19 coronavirus update: global application of foreign investment control rules (updated 13 November 2020)

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The table below sets out an overview, based on our current awareness of the position as regards foreign investment control, of the different approaches being taken by authorities around the world in response to the Covid-19...more

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Industrial policy strikes again: Germany announces further tightening of Foreign Investment Control rules

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For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control,...more

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CFIUS: Final FIRRMA Regulations Provide New Challenges, Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The Department of Treasury has released the final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which contain significant changes to the process by which the Committee on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A Tipping Point for the Regulation of Cryptoassets in the EU?

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The EC consults on existing cryptoasset regulatory framework and considers a separate EU framework for cryptoassets outside the current scope.  On 19 December 2019, the European Commission (EC) launched a public...more

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China allows foreign-invested enterprises to make equity investments within China from the capital account: liberalization of the...

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Ever since China began opening up to the outside world, the right of foreign-invested enterprises ("FIEs") to make equity investments within the People's Republic of China (which for these purposes refers to Mainland China...more

BCLP

Getting The Deal Through - Cloud Computing 2020

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What kinds of cloud computing transactions take place in your jurisdiction? As a G7 economy with mature IT and related services markets, the UK is one of the most important global markets for cloud computing. According to...more

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Global M&A Trends that Could Propel the Robust M&A Market through 2019

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At a recent media roundtable in New York, partners from Hogan Lovells’ global M&A and Regulatory practices outlined trends that could propel the healthy deal environment forward through 2019....more

Bilzin Sumberg

Revisión de la seguridad nacional de las inversiones extranjeras para escalar

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Con sus raíces en la Enmienda Exon-Florio a la Ley de Producción de Defensa, el Comité de Inversión Extranjera en los Estados Unidos (Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, CFIUS), es un comité...more

Bilzin Sumberg

National Security Review of Foreign Investments to Escalate

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With its roots in the Exon-Florio Amendment to the Defense Production Act, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), is an inter-agency committee that reviews certain foreign investments in the United...more

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The impact of the Geo-blocking Regulation after Brexit

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In anticipation of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, the European Commission has released a Notice to Stakeholders on the impact of Brexit on the incoming rules on geo-blocking (the “Notice“)....more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Direct Lending in the EU: New Regulations on Loan Origination Create High-Return Opportunities for Asset Managers

In the post-crisis landscape, stringent regulations and stricter capital requirements led banks to reduce their lending volumes. As a result, the “originate to distribute” model of corporate financing is declining, even in...more

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Changes in insurance regulation: China / Hong Kong / Singapore / Indonesia / Vietnam - January – March 2017

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Please find our Asia insurance regulatory tracker for the first quarter of 2017. It includes updates on the new independent insurance regulator for Hong Kong (which will assume its functions on 26 June), new rules on equity...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Public Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada 2nd Edition - May 2017

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Canadian public merger and acquisition transactions in 2016 (in-bound and out-bound) comprised over C$400 billion in value with at least one-third of the transactions in Canada being fueled by foreign buyers. The second...more

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China: CIRC Publishes Final Requirements for Collateral in Cross-border Reinsurance Transactions

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On 9 August 2016, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (“CIRC“) issued the Notice on Matters Relating to Collateral Provided by Offshore Reinsurers (Draft) (the “Draft Notice“) for public consultation. On 13 March 2017,...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

PilieroMazza Legal Advisor - First Quarter 2016

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Business & Corporate Law - REGULATORY ISSUES FOR ACQUISITIONS OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS BY NON-U.S. BUYERS - With the uptick in M&A transactions for government contractors, we have seen an increase in cross border...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: September/October

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On 11 September, TeliaSonera and Telenor have abandoned the proposed merger of their business units in Denmark. The contemplated transaction would have resulted in the establishment of a joint venture active in the provision...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Insights Conversations: Life Sciences"

A healthy market for M&A activity, particularly cross-border deals, and a strict regulatory environment are the big factors influencing the health and activities of life sciences companies. Skadden partners John T....more

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