The Dutch government has proposed extending mandatory investment screening under the Vifo Act to six additional technology sectors – including AI, nanotechnology, and biotechnology – effective January 1, 2027. Companies contemplating transactions in these sectors may wish to assess their exposure now.
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The European Commission’s draft revised merger guidelines, published April 30, 2026, bring about an update to EU merger control, broadening the analytical framework to address digital markets, dynamic competition, and sustainability while placing greater weight on demonstrated efficiencies.
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Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to
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De rente blijft oplopen. Dit heeft steeds verstrekkendere gevolgen voor geplande overnames. Zo wordt bancaire transactie financiering duurder en zijn banken steeds minder bereid om een bedrag gelijk aan (meer dan) 3 keer
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In our earlier GT Alert, we highlighted that on 1 June 2023 the European Commission adopted the revised Research and Development Block Exemption Regulation (R&D BER) and Specialization Block
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The locked box mechanism and the completion accounts mechanism are two separate methods used to determine purchase price in M&A transactions. Parties may require a combination of the two to
Continue Reading Hybrid Purchase-Price Mechanisms – Where Heavens Collide?
On June 30, 2022, the European Parliament (EP) and the Council announced that they had reached a provisional political agreement on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).
The European Commission
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On April 19, 2022, the proposed Dutch Investment Review Act (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies and overnames) (Act) passed the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer
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A Dutch draft bill1 introduces a new framework pursuant to which the relevant minister can, if deemed necessary for national security, review investments in or acquisitions of certain companies.
Continue Reading To Safeguard Dutch National Security, Investment Review Bill Gets Retroactive Effect
The European Court of Justice ruled on March 14, 2019, that a parent company can in national civil tort proceedings also be held liable for the damage caused by a
Continue Reading European Law-Based Parental Tort Liability – Also in Civil Tort?