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Recent merger enforcement activities by the Egyptian Competition Authority ("ECA") raise warning signs for businesses operating in Egypt. The ECA has been turning to allegations of anticompetitive conduct to intervene in transactions it deems to have...By: White & Case LLP

M&A activity in the retail sector fell sharply during the first half of 2019, as uncertainty and digital disruption continue to put pressure on the sector . There were just 54 deals in the retail sector during the first half of 2019, compared to 84...By: White & Case LLP

H1 2019 has seen deal value continue to climb in technology M&A, as digital disruption overtakes segments of the market such as fintech and Big Data....By: White & Case LLP

Due diligence considerations with respect to licensing data and acquiring data-dependent businesses. In the relentless pursuit of the competitive advantages that arise from efficiency and speed, companies are increasingly using artificial...By: White & Case LLP

The need to replenish intellectual property has pushed the pharma industry to the highest-performing sector by M&A value. In the pharmaceuticals, medical and biotech sector, deal value in the first half of the year was up 142 percent to US$172...By: White & Case LLP

The pharmaceutical, medical and biotech sector was number one by value, followed by technology, media and telecoms (TMT). TMT led by volume, followed by industrial and chemicals....By: White & Case LLP

Despite accumulating a vast, historic pile of capital for acquisitions, private equity has moderated its pace of buyouts in the first half of the year. Buyout activity fell 14 percent compared to the first half of 2018, with values totaling US$111.1...By: White & Case LLP

The US M&A market delivered a surprisingly robust first half, with total value rising 9 percent year-on-year. Volume, on the other hand, dipped 21 percent. Defying all odds, US M&A value rose in the first half of 2019. Total deal value climbed 9...By: White & Case LLP

New legislation broadens the scope of foreign investments control review in France and reinforces the sanctions in case of infringement. As a next step, French authorities are likely to adopt new regulations by the end of 2019 to clarify the review...By: White & Case LLP

New law passed on the adaptation of German data protection law to the GDPR - Following the amendment of the Federal Data Protection Act ("BDSG") in 2017, on 27 June 2019 the German Bundestag passed a second act to adapt the highly fragmented German...By: White & Case LLP