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Overview of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market in Singapore - Singapore was one of the first countries outside of China to encounter the virus. Whilst deal activity was down on the prior year, M&A transactions were still happening with sectors...By: Hogan Lovells

The Singaporean response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been comprehensive and coordinated. The 18 February 2020 "Unity Budget" introduced a raft of measures designed to help protect jobs and businesses from the economic fallout of the outbreak. As it...By: Hogan Lovells

The current economic downturn is expected to bring about a growing niche of investment opportunities in distressed infrastructure and energy assets and businesses. Please see full Publication below for more information....By: Hogan Lovells

On 8 April 2020, the Italian government adopted the wide-ranging Law Decree No. 23 (Urgent Measures Law), which also amends the government’s so-called "golden powers" of intervention in foreign direct investments involving companies operating in the...By: Hogan Lovells

In the first quarter of 2020, no sector was able to avoid the declining ­­­­interest in M&A caused by the expanding COVID-19 outbreak, which not only dampened appetite for new deals, but cast doubt over whether some pending deals will complete....By: Hogan Lovells

As converted conference centres and arenas open their doors as temporary NHS Nightingale Hospitals, the latest tranche of urgent planning measures designed to respond to the spread of COVID—19 came into force at 10.00 on Thursday 9 April 2020....By: Hogan Lovells

The current COVID-19 pandemic is posing unprecedented challenges on our public health systems and communities. It is also heavily impacting economic activity, including for companies in the midst of M&A or joint venture transactions. Deals that are...By: Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill to offer respite for businesses and individuals struggling to fulfil contractual obligations or facing bankruptcy/insolvency as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak....By: Hogan Lovells

The disruption linked to COVID-19 already affects the global economy significantly, including M&A transactions in Europe and across the globe. On the regulatory side, many deals face challenges caused by national authorities' reduced capacities,...By: Hogan Lovells

Competition/antitrust laws generally require rival firms to operate on the market independently of each other and tolerate cooperation between competitors only in limited circumstances where any resulting loss of competition is clearly offset by...By: Hogan Lovells