09Oct
Jurisdictional issues in deals involving joint ventures: Review of the General Court judgment in HeidelbergCement and Schwenk Zement (T-380/17)
The judgment provides useful jurisdictional clarifications for deals involving joint ventures (JVs) acting as an acquirer. The General Court (GC) confirms that when the true players behind the transaction are the parent companies, rather than the JV - because they did the deal valuation, negotiated the transaction structure, and determined the purchase price - the parent companies are the relevant undertakings to consider when determining whether the merger thresholds are met. This can have a...
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Latham & Watkins LLP
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