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Apart from the new "theories of benefit" (covered here) and novel theories of harm such as entrenchment (covered here), the European...
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The European Commission (the Commission) published its new draft EU merger guidelines (the Guidelines) on 30 April 2026. In our blog...
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Today, the European Commission (Commission) has published its long-awaited draft of the revised EU merger guidelines (the Guidelines)....
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The European Commission (Commission)’s adoption of the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and accompanying...
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Introduction and background On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for an Industrial Accelerator...
Following the transfer of the UK securitisation rules into the PRA and FCA rulebooks in November 2024, the FCA and PRA launched...
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Following political agreement in December 2025, the Representatives of the European Parliament, Commission and Council have published a...
Since the Austrian Investment Control Act (ICA) entered into force on 25 July 2020, Austria’s FDI regime has posed significant challenges...
Global M&A is moving again. The difference, as the inaugural Freshfields London M&A Forum made clear, is that dealmaking is no longer...
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For investors in the German defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) control proceedings pose one of the most significant hurdles...
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The long-awaited moment has finally arrived… the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is now in place. The Public...
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Infrastructure sites often carry a degree of operational risk and, unfortunately, operational incidents, in particular health and safety...
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This week, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) released an official guidance paper (Merkblatt) on the...
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Last week, we had the privilege of hosting an infrastructure policy roundtable at our offices in London, drawing together leaders across...
The global rail sector is undergoing a profound transformation, marked by significant investment, innovation, and strategic realignment...
Our previous blog post, Inside Infrastructure: The Push and Pull of Data Centres, explored the extraordinary momentum behind data centres...