The update recaps certain changes to the Takeover Code and relevant Takeover Panel and industry guidance issued since publication of the 14th edition of the Takeover Code six months ago.
On 24 May 2024, the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act received royal assent, representing the most significant reform to UK competition and consumer law in over a decade.
On January 24, 2024, the European Commission announced a package of initiatives to strengthen the EU’s economic security, including a series of proposed changes to the EU foreign invest...
Davis Polk Special Adviser Frances Dethmers, counsel Matthew Yeowart and associate Emma Walsh authored “Navigating M&A deal clearance in a complex regulatory environment” in Financier...
More than ever, M&A transactions can be subject to detailed antitrust reviews in multiple jurisdictions. This can complicate deal negotiations, extend closing timelines and raise greater ...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce and partner and Mergers & Acquisitions co-chair Louis Goldberg are delighted to be contributing editors of the updated edition of L...
On 12 July 2023, the European Commission (EC) fined Illumina €432 million for closing its acquisition of GRAIL without prior EC approval. Representing 10% of Illumina’s global revenue...
Today, the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation comes into force. This gives the European Commission new, far-reaching powers to investigate whether companies receiving non-EU state financial ...
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published its Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill. The Bill proposes to impose additional conduct and reporting requirements on digital com...
In the 12 months since the UK NSIA regime became fully operational, it has demonstrated its ability to disrupt cross-border deals and, in over a dozen cases to date, prohibit or condition...
