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SEC Requests Public Comment on the Definition of Foreign Private Issuer

JD Supra: Mergers

On June 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a concept release soliciting public input on whether the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI) should be amended, particularly given the significant changes in the population of FPIs since 2003.

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European Commission’s Revised Guidance on Market Definition Will Make It Easier to Allege Mergers Will “Significantly Impede Effective Competition”

JD Supra: Mergers

The European Commission’s (“Commission”) substantially revised Market Definition Notice (“Revised Notice”) will make it significantly easier for it to allege that mergers and other transactions (“mergers”) are likely to “significantly impede effective competition.”. By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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Buy-Side M&A Playbook: Drafting Definitive Agreements - The Road to Closing

JD Supra: Mergers

This article is part of Fenwick's "Buy-Side M&A Playbook" series, published as part of the Silicon Valley Defense Group's Industry Collaboration Toolkit. By: Fenwick & West LLP

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Developments in Reverse Merger Transactions: “Shell Company” Definition and New Constraints on Resales of Securities Acquired in Rule 145 Transactions

JD Supra: Mergers

The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently begun issuing comment letters in the life sciences reverse merger (RM) context that involve a broadened interpretation of the definition of “shell company" for the purposes of applicable SEC rules. By: Goodwin

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Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — December 2024

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based, development-stage, multi-asset, integrated lithium business in support of a clean energy economy and energy security, reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sayona Mining for an undisclosed amount. November 18, 2024: Piedmont Lithium, a U.S.

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The European Commission modernises its market definition guidance

JD Supra: Mergers

The EC has published the long-awaited revised Market Definition Notice (the "Notice"), marking the first update since its initial adoption in 1997. The Notice serves as a key tool for delineating the boundaries of competition between companies in areas such as merger control and antitrust. By: White & Case LLP

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The European Commission's Revised Market Definition Notice: a Defining Moment?

JD Supra: Mergers

Modernising Market Definition - Market definition is a foundational concept and key tool for antitrust analysis. On February 8, the European Commission ("EC") published a final version of its Revised Market Definition Notice (the “Revised Notice”). By: Mayer Brown

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