Looking The Other Way: Recent Cases Of AML And Sanctions Failings In Scandinavia
As NATO’s strategic priorities evolve, the accession of Finland and Sweden marks a significant shift in the alliance’s defense landscape. With these Nordic nations integrating into NATO’s security framework, their defense...more
Economic resilience and several strong sector showings boost Nordic dealmaking in 2024, with a healthy M&A pipeline for 2025 - The Nordic economies have exhibited a year of divergence and surprising resilience. Denmark...more
Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more
Corporate deals in the region proved to be more resilient than private equity (PE) as financing costs rose, with exits showing weakness - M&A market activity in the Nordics (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland)...more
Senate Scrambles Ahead of Summer Escape. While members of the U.S. House of Representatives returned home for the August congressional recess, the U.S. Senate remained in Washington, D.C., this week to wrap up some...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
According to the United Nations, 127 countries have passed regulations on single-use plastic bags in an effort to incentivize consumers to use reusable bags when shopping. The scope of these regulations varies from country...more
Nordic M&A activity has staged something of a comeback. Q2 2019 witnessed a sharp quarter-on-quarter rise in total value of 198% (to US$25.6 billion) versus a slight 6% fall in volume (to 259 deals), giving reason for...more