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In recent months, European states have raced to implement protections against opportunistic acquisitions of key local businesses by foreign buyers amid the economic disruption caused by the spread of COVID-19....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Summary - The European Commission (EC) has proposed far-reaching new powers to investigate and sanction foreign subsidies that have allegedly distortive effects on the European Union’s (EU) internal market. The proposals include......By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Recent law changes can provide portfolio company liquidity and/or require reconsideration of 2018–2020 deals. During this webinar, Steven D. Bortnick and Todd B. Reinstein, partners in the Tax and Estates Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton, will discuss: - What PE sponsors need to know about changes to NOL rules - How SPAs and separation agreements may preclude portfolio companies from benefiting from the new NOL carryback rules - Planning opportunities with loss carrybacks - Modeling analysis....

Pepper Hamilton partner Gregory J. Nowak hosted another virtual Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable. Mr. Nowak was joined by Mark Dabertin, special counsel at Pepper Hamilton, to discuss the crossroads of alt finance and the U.S. securities laws. Topics to be discussed include: - What is a merchant cash advance transaction and how should it be structured? - What are the key features for enforceability? Could a merchant cash advance transaction be a security? - What is a...By: Pep...

Pepper Hamilton partner Gregory J. Nowak hosted another virtual Investment Management and Private Funds Roundtable. Mr. Nowak was joined by Mark Dabertin, special counsel at Pepper Hamilton, to discuss the crossroads of alt finance and the U.S. securities laws. Topics to be discussed include: - What is a merchant cash advance transaction and how should it be structured? - What are the key features for enforceability? Could a merchant cash advance transaction be a security? - What is a...By: Pep...

This market trends article identifies disclosures related to U.S. Tariff Policies that offer detailed discussions on the actual and potential effects for the particular registrants and concludes with recommendations on how to enhance disclosures relating to the effects of U.S. Tariff Policies. The company name, its industry, and the type of filing are also provided in each sample disclosure for reference. Originally published in Lexis Practice Advisor. Please see full Publication below for...B...

National and international manufacturing companies continue to open new manufacturing facilities, and expand their existing facilities, in North Carolina and South Carolina. This gives rise to the issue of whether the manufacturing equipment used in such facilities must be installed by a licensed contractor under a building permit....By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC

The Ballard Spahr Zoning and Land Use Team is continuing to monitor all aspects of the Philadelphia land use approval process during the COVID-19 emergency, including the issuance of zoning and building permits, regulation of construction work, and changes to relevant court filing deadlines....By: Ballard Spahr LLP

The Justice Department’s recent revisions to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs highlights an important trend and evolution of prosecution focus.  DOJ’s Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance recognized and reinforced the continuing focus on post-acquisition integration versus pre-acquisition due diligence....By: Michael Volkov

As of 23 June, the UK government can scrutinize certain foreign takeovers and other acquisitions to ensure that they do not jeopardize the UK's capability to combat, and mitigate the effects of, a public health emergency......By: Hogan Lovells