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A recent ruling from the Takeover Panel (Panel) on the takeover offer for Moss Bros has reemphasised the difficulty bidders face in invoking material adverse change (MAC) conditions on UK takeovers. Please see full Publication below for more...By: Hogan Lovells

On 17 March 2020, the UAE Cabinet issued the complete Positive List for FDI in the UAE, enumerating the 122 activities and sectors where up to 100% foreign ownership would be permitted, as well as detailing the criteria for the establishment and...By: Hogan Lovells

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant challenges and opportunities for private equity firms and strategic buyers in the United States. Please join us for a three-part webinar series on restructuring a portfolio company to learn how to...By: Hogan Lovells

Representative Jim Banks introduced a bill on 5 May 2020 to “place temporary restrictions on acquisitions [of U.S. companies] by the People’s Republic of China. . .” during the COVID-19 pandemic....By: Hogan Lovells

One week before the new decree for implementing the 2018 Law on Competition comes into force on 15 May 2020, the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) announced merger clearance decisions for two offshore transactions....By: Hogan Lovells

As businesses around the world continue to adapt to new day-to-day realities and challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, priorities necessarily shift to near-term concerns. Nevertheless, times of significant disruption also give rise to...By: Hogan Lovells

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has disrupted global commerce, destabilized the world’s leading economies and affected businesses and projects across industries. The construction industry is no exception. COVID-19 has materially impacted construction...By: Hogan Lovells

The overall ongoing trend in major Western economies of tightening Foreign Investment Control is not being overlooked in Europe. As these new measures also particularly affect disposals and acquisitions of German "critical infrastructure" assets,...By: Hogan Lovells

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, many companies will be facing significant financial difficulties for which the only viable solution to remain a going concern will be acquisition by another company. It is safe to predict that there will be...By: Hogan Lovells

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Interim Rule establishing filing fees for joint voluntary notices submitted to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States goes into effect 1 May 2020....By: Hogan Lovells