The December 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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Navigating EU Foreign Subsidy Investigations
As the European Union increases its regulatory focus on foreign subsidies, businesses face a complex and evolving compliance landscape.
This GT Alert specifically addresses the EU’s investigative actions under two key frameworks: the Basic Anti-Subsidy Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1037) and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR)(Regulation (EU) 2022/2560) and highlights notable cases, such as the investigation
GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | November 2024
The November 2024 issue of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
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CJEU Decision in Illumina/Grail Case Restores Clarity on Article 22 ECMR Referrals for Merger Control
Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to review concentrations that fall below national (turnover) thresholds. In 2021, Illumina, a U.S. biotech company, sought to acquire Grail, a U.S. company developing tests for
EU Listing Act: Simplifying a Stock Exchange Listing, in Particular for SMEs and UK Prospectus Reform
The EU Listing Act and UK Prospectus Reform are two different legislative reforms with a common goal: making public capital markets in the UK and EU more accessible and attractive for companies of all sizes, including small- and medium-sized enterprises, seeking to raise capital and list on a stock exchange by reducing the costs and
AIFMD II: New Regulation of Debt Funds and Other Key Changes
In November 2023, after several years of negotiation, the Council of the European Union published the detailed compromise text for the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) II.
While the introduction of the AIFMD a decade ago imposed what were, at the time, substantial changes to the regulation of alternative funds, the AIFMD II text
European Commission guidance for EU competition-compliant possibilities for cooperation between competitors in realizing sustainability objectives
Companies often point out that there is a tension between sustainability and antitrust/competition. They argue that European Union (EU) – and EU Member States’ national – competition rules hamper competitor cooperation and innovation regarding sustainability because such rules prohibit arrangements that companies believe are necessary.
On June 1, 2023, the European Commission (
Proposal for an EU Green Claims Directive
Claiming to be “green” and “sustainable” has become a competitiveness perimeter in the EU, with green products registering greater growth than other products. However, not all products on the EU market are as environmentally friendly as presented by the companies and thus may be misleading to the consumers in relation to their environmental impact. Such
EU Criminalizes Violations of EU Sanctions, With a Focus on Russia
On Nov. 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of so-called “EU crimes” set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Dutch Presented Tax Measures for 2023
On Budget Day, 20 September 2022 (Prinsjesdag), the Dutch Ministry of Finance presented its 2023 tax plan (the Proposal). For the proposed bills discussed in this GT Alert to have effect, Parliament first must approve them. If approved, many of the proposed measures would take effect 1 January 2023.