12/5/2025 7:38:30 AM Vietnam’s evolving merger control regime: key trends from the VCC’s most recent report By Hoang Ha An Ngoc Nguyen Thang Phan Dieu Linh Ha Thanh Tien Bui Eric Johnson Ninette Dodoo George Chatham +5 more... Show less Introduction As Vietnam’s rapid development and economic growth continue to fuel M&A activity, domestic and foreign companies...
9/26/2025 8:10:09 AM Inside Infrastructure: Stocktake on CCUS By James Chapman Jordan Wright Andreas Ruthemeyer Jessamy Gallagher Richard Thexton +2 more... Show less Welcome back to everyone after summer. We hope you got to enjoy some downtime over the summer months as not only has the weather turned...
9/12/2025 12:54:55 PM UK prospectus regime reform – key changes for regulated market issuers in the FCA’s final rules By Christopher Mort Julian Makin Peter Allen Duncan Kellaway Stephan Pachinger Tom Godwin Richard Ho Reena Parmar Laura Clark-Jones Greg Garfield Egor Marisin Jennifer McCarthy +9 more... Show less On 15 July 2025, the FCA published Policy Statement PS25/9: ‘New rules for the public offers and admissions to trading regime’...
9/2/2025 10:51:53 AM Is Syria Open for Business? | Due Diligence in M&A Transactions By Saad Mian Zara Merali André van Zyl Gow Andrea Pandazopoulos +1 more... Show less The marked easing of economic sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December 2024 is ushering in a new...
8/28/2025 11:51:55 AM German real estate transfer tax: Federal Tax Court casts doubt on potential double tax charge in M&A transactions By David Beutel Philipp Redeker Moritz Lehmann German real estate transfer tax (Grunderwerbsteuer; RETT) is a significant cost factor in M&A transactions involving the direct or...
8/4/2025 2:56:01 PM Minority Stakes and No-Poach Agreements in the Crosshairs of the European Commission and French Competition Authority By Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson Dominic Divivier Jan Jeram Elaine Pajeot Henri Putman +2 more... Show less On 25 July 2025, the European Commission (EC) published its decision (adopted in June) sanctioning Delivery Hero and Glovo for...
7/24/2025 8:57:12 AM Inside Infrastructure: Focus on France By Pascal Cuche Tanguy Bardet Louise Bragard Léa Hirschi +1 more... Show less Overview The Choose France 2025 summit, held from May 19 to 21, 2025 at the Château de Versailles, was marked by several major...
7/16/2025 10:59:56 AM Merger control amid geopolitical shifts and antitrust scrutiny By Felix Roscam Abbing Aaron Green Janet Lang Alvaro Pliego Selie Kevin Yingling +2 more... Show less In a recent post, we shared details of the 2026 edition of Panoramic: Merger Control. This comprehensive guide continues to cover the...
7/15/2025 1:59:08 PM FCA confirms new 75% threshold for further issuances By Christopher Mort Julian Makin Tom Godwin Richard Ho Katie Bentel Egor Marisin Jennifer McCarthy +4 more... Show less The FCA has today published final rules to implement the new public offers and admissions to trading regime (in PS 25/9, following its...
7/9/2025 1:43:30 PM Inside Infrastructure: What's Happening in Austria? By Felix Neuwirther Can-Michael Nural Michael Holzmannhofer Hot Topics Construction Sector Outlook: Stable Growth Backed by Public InvestmentAustria's construction industry is projected to grow by...
7/2/2025 10:52:13 AM Inside Infrastructure: Market Trends in the Middle East and Northern Africa By Charlotte Stevens Anna Nersesian Justin Locke Usama Khalab Erin Miller Rankin Kim Rosenberg Saad Mian +4 more... Show less Hot topics Across the MENA region, long-term national development plans are reshaping the investment landscape and driving...
6/27/2025 10:21:20 AM Defence Tech M&A – Key Legal Insights in a High Stakes Market By Tijn Mandema Saloua Ouchan Hanneke Rothbarth This blog provides a high-level overview of legal due diligence considerations for investors considering investing in the defence...
6/26/2025 9:41:18 AM Armed for opportunity: navigating investment and compliance in the Dutch defence sector By Paul van den Berg Felix Roscam Abbing Max Immerzeel Tess Heystee +1 more... Show less While public defence spending is set to rise significantly, increased private sector involvement is also being encouraged. In this blog,...
6/24/2025 3:46:10 PM Roadmap for EU Defence Consolidation: Guidance on M&A and State aid in the EU Commission’s Defence Readiness Omnibus By Andreas von Bonin Thomas Janssens Katharina Kunert Edward Dean Conor Leavy +2 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) recently unveiled its Defence Readiness Omnibus (the Omnibus), an initiative designed to reduce regulatory...
6/23/2025 3:21:20 PM Faster, Fairer, Focused? How the CMA Plans to Lighten the Load on Mergers By Colin Raftery Simon Priddis On 20 June, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the latest raft of changes intended to refocus UK merger control. As we...
6/18/2025 10:41:07 AM Inside Infrastructure: Belgian Market Update By Frédéric Elens Theodora Milos Hot topics We are observing three key trends in Belgium: Construction sector outlook: a rebound is expected in the Belgian construction...