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APRIL 30, 2025

The European Commission finally published, more than 6 months after its adoption, its first decision under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR).

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APRIL 30, 2025

China experienced positive economic growth last year despite significant headwinds such as trade protectionism and weakening consumer demand. The countrys GDP grew by 5 percent over the course of the year, with a booming manufacturing sector and export-driven economy driving growth.

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APRIL 30, 2025

In February 2025, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) published its annual report on mergers and acquisitions, providing details on the transactions reviewed by the CCPC in 2024. This update provides our insights on key trends for 2025.

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APRIL 30, 2025

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2024. This comprehensive report, prepared by A&O Shearman, provides an in-depth overview of the market developments and key trends, including an overview of relevant jurisdiction, that have shaped the landscape of public mergers and acquisitions in Germany over the past year.

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APRIL 30, 2025

How do integrated business services provide a broader perspective? Why is it important to look for a single-source provider of legal, tax, accounting, and business advisory services? Perhaps one of the most basic corporate models can provide insight into the importance of integrated professional services. By: Allen Barron, Inc.

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APRIL 29, 2025

Although in recent months a federal deputy submitted an independent bill, it is expected that the bill submitted by the Executive will be approved by Congress within the next few days. This bill maintains the current LFCE, but incorporates a series of relevant aspects that will have an impact on the application of national competition policy.

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APRIL 29, 2025

At a time of marked geopolitical uncertainty, governments around Europe are committing to meaningful increases in defence spending, whilst also looking to private capital and investment to supplement public funds. This in turn will have a significant impact on both investment activity in the defence supply chain and how these products and services are procured.

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APRIL 29, 2025

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently released its decision in Project Freeway Inc. v ABC Technologies Inc. (2025 ONSC 1048), addressing whether certain post-closing transactions triggered the acceleration of an earn-out under a share purchase agreement (SPA). The Court's interpretation of the SPA, including the earn-out acceleration clause and the meaning of the word "material", provides important guidance for businesses negotiating and enforcing earn-out provisions.

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APRIL 28, 2025

The Michigan Department of Treasury recently issued updated guidance addressing successor liability in response to Mertz v. Dept of Treasury [Dkt. No. 365480 (June 13, 2024)], a recent case before the Michigan Court of Appeals. While the bulk of the case discussed the correct application of the responsible person law, the analysis was in the context of successor liability.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Right after Patrick Calves wrote about continued momentum in the secondaries market, supported by both cyclical and structural tailwinds in last weeks FFF, Yale Universitys plans to sell up to $6 billion is dominating private equity news this week.

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APRIL 25, 2025

The interview below is part of a McGuireWoods series featuring interviews with C-suite leadership of private equity-backed portfolio companies.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Merit Financial Advisors, a financial advisory firm based in Georgia, recently announced its acquisition of Sanctuary Wealth Management, LLC, and Fiduciary Services, LLC. This deal will enable Merit to establish a presence in Idaho and collectively grow its assets by $1.6 billion. By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.

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APRIL 25, 2025

For a debtor in financial distress, having the right team in place to steward the company through a restructuring can mean the difference between success and failure. To incentivize top talent to stay with the debtor and continue to perform through a Chapter 11 case, debtors may implement one or more so-called key employee retention plans (KERPs) or key employee incentive plans (KEIPs).

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APRIL 25, 2025

Does anybody remember Napster? Launched in June 1999, the revolutionary peer-to-peer music sharing platform peaked at 80 million music lovers worldwide. It famously fell from greatness into bankruptcy three years later after being found liable for mass copyright infringement.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. The drop in March deal count pushed Q1 deal count to the lowest quarterly level since the onset of the pandemic in Q2 2020. Deal value was up considerably in the quarter as there was an increase the number of $1Bn+ deals.

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APRIL 25, 2025

Theres a tongue-in-cheek joke within the legal industry that transactional lawyers create the problems, and the litigators get paid to clean them up. Its a cautionary reminder to transactional lawyers: if the dealmaking process is not precise (or well-documented), then the risk of post-closing litigation is increased. In this second installment of PilieroMazzas blog series, Managing Litigation Risk During the Business Lifecycle, we explore how a company acquiring another company can.

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APRIL 25, 2025

In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds.

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APRIL 24, 2025

In the latest episode of Health Law Diagnosed, host Bridgette Keller discusses the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape impacting health care transactions, particularly for private equities and hedge funds. She is joined by Members Deborah Daccord and Daniel Cody, who share their insights on the likely impacts at the state level, including.

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APRIL 24, 2025

Delaware lawmakers recently enacted Senate Bill 21, a sweeping reform that significantly amends several sections of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL). The law introduces significant revisions aimed at increasing deal protection mechanisms, expanding liability safe harbors for corporate leaders, and curbing stockholder rights.

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APRIL 24, 2025

In Jacobs v. Akademos, the Delaware Chancery Court ruled that a cash-out merger that provided common shareholders in a privately held corporation, Akademos, Inc., with no value was nonetheless entirely fair. This decision demonstrates that under certain circumstances, a merger need not generate shareholder value to withstand legal challenges.

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APRIL 23, 2025

Distressed entities seeking to sell assets often encounter commercial and legal challenges related to existing claims or resistant constituents. One possible solution to those challenges is to sell assets in bankruptcy through a 363 sale process. Section 363 of the US Bankruptcy Code allows a debtor, following notice and a hearing, to use, sell, or lease its property outside of the ordinary course of business.

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APRIL 23, 2025

A Recap: Expectations for 2025 Versus Reality to Date - 2025 began with optimism that mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity would continue to increase this year. In Australia and globally, 2024 saw the value of M&A activity increase on the prior year, with many surveys recording cautious optimism for increased deal flow in the year ahead across sectors and regions.

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APRIL 23, 2025

Below is part 2 of his conversation with Michael Norton, Director of Business Development at Houlihan Capital, a solutions-driven valuation, financial advisory, and investment banking firm. In this Q&A, Michael delves into valuation and deal trends, buyer-seller dynamics, and advice for sell-side businesses.

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APRIL 22, 2025

When a private company is being sold, it is necessary for its minority shareholders to be mindful of protecting their own individual interests when diverging from the controlling shareholders interests. Because the controlling shareholder of a private company that is being sold often takes the lead in managing legal counsel, the interests of minority shareholders are not always adequately protected.

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APRIL 22, 2025

Linden Capital Partners has announced the close of a new buyout fund. The fund Linden Capital Partners VI is the firms sixth buyout fund.

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APRIL 22, 2025

Today is Day 1 of Franchise Times Dealmakers Week. The webinar series is serving up a week of cant-miss conversations with top franchise leaders who are building platforms, scaling brands, and reshaping the future of franchising. As a transactional and regulatory franchise attorney, these webinars provide valuable industry deal insight.

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APRIL 21, 2025

On April 4, 2025, Washington became the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (Model Act),requiring parties to certain notifiable transactions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) to simultaneously submit their HSR Act filing to the Washington State Office of the Attorney General.

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APRIL 21, 2025

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) have become a large and growing part of the health care industry. ASCs offer same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures, and their popularity has recently grown.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) often come with bold promises, streamlined operations, enhanced market share, and increased profitability. But heres the hard truth: more often than not, these promises fall short. Studies show that M&A deals frequently fail to deliver expected value. The primary reason? People are often overlooked.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Cases involving premerger enforcements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act are relatively rare. So far in 2025, however, we have seen two such cases involving potentially record-breaking penalties. The timing is notable, as these enforcement actions arrive along with the new and more comprehensive HSR filing rules, demonstrating the high stakes of HSR compliance.

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APRIL 18, 2025

Buyers and sellers that are parties to an M&A transaction should carefully consider whether the risks associated with tariffs that have already been imposed or that may be imposed in the future may significantly impact the revenues and net profits of a target company business.

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APRIL 17, 2025

On March 25, 2025, Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer signed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL), introducing notable changes to Sections 144 and 220 of the DGCL. These amendments took immediate effect and may impact your companys governance, transactional planning and approach to future disputes. By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

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APRIL 17, 2025

This monthly report outlines key developments in Chinas antitrust sector for April. The following events merit special attention.

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APRIL 17, 2025

In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk. While the Illumina/Grail judgment limited the European Commission's ability to review below-threshold deals, the European Commission has made clear most recently through statements by the new Competition Commissioner Teresa Ribera that such transactions remain very much.

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APRIL 17, 2025

The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market began 2025 with a slower start than expected given the easing headwinds and building momentum at the end of last year, with the number of deals reported in Q1 lower than the number of deals reported in the same period last year. However, deal volume steadied in February and March as market participants adjusted their strategies to align with a shifting enforcement and economic landscape.

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APRIL 17, 2025

This report recaps significant M&A trends, developments and challenges from 2024 that will continue to play out over the next year, and highlights emerging market shake-ups and drivers. It provides key takeaways for dealmakers and a wealth of insightful and actionable data.

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APRIL 16, 2025

Legislatures in several states have recently introduced bills that would require certain parties who submit Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings to the federal government to provide that same information to the state. On April 4, 2025, Washington State became the first state to enact such legislation, which goes into effect on July 27, 2025.

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