European Commission, European Union, Foreign subsidies, Foreign Subsidy Regulation, State aid, United States of America

(Norton Rose Fulbright, Belgium) and , (Norton Rose Fullbright)/ /Leave a comment

European Union and United States legislators are increasingly concerned about the potentially distortive effects “foreign” subsidies may have on M&A transactions. EU and US authorities are both poised to require transaction parties to provide extensive information to allow authorities to evaluate subsidies granted by other jurisdictions. How do these initiatives compare, and how will the…

Dawn raids, European Union

(Norton Rose Fullbright), (White & Case), and (White & Case, Belgium)/ /1 Comment

This autumn, European competition authorities are likely to resume dawn raids of companies suspected of competition law infringements.  This will aim to clear a backlog of planned inspections that has built up since the start of the pandemic resulting from organizational difficulties due to COVID-19 travel and social distancing restrictions.  Companies should ensure that their…