7/6/2026 9:01:02 AM Pulling in different directions: Germany's 2026 real estate reforms By Niko Schultz-Süchting Julia Haas Timo Elsner Gerrit Beckhaus Jan Matauschek Marcus Emmer Maximilian Rottmann +4 more... Show less Germany's new coalition government has spent its first months in office reshaping the legal framework for real estate. The picture is...
6/26/2026 3:39:37 PM Freshfields' response to the European Commission’s consultation on the new draft EU Merger Guidelines By Thomas Janssens Paul van den Berg Andreas von Bonin Björn Sijtsma Karen Slaney Toyosi Taiwo +3 more... Show less The European Commission’s long-awaited draft revision of the EU Merger Guidelines marks a defining moment for merger control in Europe....
6/22/2026 11:12:07 AM All change for market abuse? EU reforms to issuer disclosures impact dual EU-UK compliance arrangements By Thomas Clark Elisabeth Overland Philip Denninger Jennifer McCarthy +1 more... Show less Since Brexit, UK and EU market abuse regimes have remained broadly aligned. Companies with securities admitted to trading in both the UK...
6/11/2026 8:54:39 AM Inside Infrastructure: Hybrid Equity and the changing shape of Infrastructure Finance By Jessamy Gallagher Martha Davis Gregor Von Bonin Jessica O'Sullivan Stuart Rowson +2 more... Show less Infrastructure businesses have always faced a version of the same problem – they need huge amounts of capital over long periods, but the...
6/10/2026 10:12:37 AM Expanding the net: the Dutch FDI regime adds six technology categories from 2027 By Paul van den Berg Max Immerzeel Felix Roscam Abbing Elisa Lambooij +1 more... Show less On 8 June 2026, the Dutch government announced that six additional technology categories will be brought within the scope of the National...
5/5/2026 8:18:37 AM Where national interest ends: the Commission's new guidance on Member States' powers in EU-dimension mergers By Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Apart from the new "theories of benefit" (covered here) and novel theories of harm such as entrenchment (covered here), the European...
5/1/2026 9:57:37 AM A sharper arsenal: the Commission’s new theories of harm and what they mean for your deals By James Aitken Thomas Janssens Merit Olthoff Paul van den Berg Andreas von Bonin +2 more... Show less The European Commission (the Commission) published its new draft EU merger guidelines (the Guidelines) on 30 April 2026. In our blog...
4/30/2026 3:27:37 PM Geopolitics and efficiencies brought to the fore: a new dawn for merger control in Europe By James Aitken Thomas Janssens Andreas von Bonin Paul van den Berg +1 more... Show less Today, the European Commission (Commission) has published its long-awaited draft of the revised EU merger guidelines (the Guidelines)....
4/17/2026 12:57:07 PM Updating the Playbook: The EU’s Revised TTBER and What It Means for Technology Licensing By Dominic Divivier Theresa Ehlen Corin Gittinger Julian Siegmund Karen Slaney +2 more... Show less The European Commission (Commission)’s adoption of the revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and accompanying...
3/26/2026 11:12:31 AM Can the Industrial Accelerator Act strengthen strategic industries without stifling investment? A look at the IAA’s FDI provisions By Juliane Hilf Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Introduction and background On 4 March 2026, the European Commission published its legislative proposal for an Industrial Accelerator...
3/5/2026 10:42:21 AM Breaking the mould: changes to the UK securitisation framework under consultation By Joana Fragata Andrew Heathcote Following the transfer of the UK securitisation rules into the PRA and FCA rulebooks in November 2024, the FCA and PRA launched...
2/17/2026 4:16:15 PM New draft EU FDI Screening Regulation published: What investors need to know now By Ilka Oberländer Frank Röhling Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls +1 more... Show less Following political agreement in December 2025, the Representatives of the European Parliament, Commission and Council have published a...
2/16/2026 1:11:28 PM New Austrian FDI Guidance: What Investors Need to Know Now By Dr. Stephan Denk Lukas Pomaroli Marcel Neuhauser Since the Austrian Investment Control Act (ICA) entered into force on 25 July 2020, Austria’s FDI regime has posed significant challenges...
2/2/2026 2:12:29 PM Key takeaways from the London M&A Forum: Dealmaking on new terms By Elizabeth Bieber Kate Cooper Andrew Hutchings Gayle Klein Oliver Lazenby Julian Long Alan Mason Martin McElwee Piers Prichard Jones Julian Pritchard Victoria Sigeti Claire Wills Christine Wilson +10 more... Show less Global M&A is moving again. The difference, as the inaugural Freshfields London M&A Forum made clear, is that dealmaking is no longer...
1/19/2026 10:46:36 AM Investing in the German Defence Sector - Investment Control Law: Stricter Scrutiny in the Era of the ‘Zeitenwende’ By Uwe Salaschek Nicolas Sölter Michael Ramb Juliane Hilf Maximilian Lasson Lars Meyer Alexander Schwahn Alex Schmidtke Matthias Wahls +6 more... Show less For investors in the German defence sector, foreign direct investment (FDI) control proceedings pose one of the most significant hurdles...
1/19/2026 9:36:08 AM The new UK public offers and admissions to trading regime: some top tips for capital market participants By Reena Parmar Jennifer McCarthy The long-awaited moment has finally arrived… the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is now in place. The Public...