7/21/2026 12:36:07 PM Inside Infrastructure: Competing for capital – what investors really need By Jessamy Gallagher Alastair Mordaunt Richard Thexton Kirsten Singleton Pascal Despard Susannah Prichard Iona Crawford +4 more... Show less Governments around the world face the same fundamental challenge: how to fund the infrastructure needed to support economic growth,...
7/15/2026 12:42:07 PM UK National Security and Investment Act: key trends in the latest data ahead of upcoming reforms and a new Prime Minister By Alastair Mordaunt Sarah Jensen 2025/26 Annual Report shows rising volumes of deals under review across a broad spectrum of sectors and acquirers, with a shift in focus...
7/14/2026 2:21:37 PM Getting the deal through in an era of policy-driven enforcement By Laurent Bougard Christine Laciak Rory Jones Uwe Salaschek +1 more... Show less In a recent post, we shared details of the 2027 edition of Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control, now called Panoramic: Merger...
7/2/2026 3:15:06 PM The 2027 Edition of Panoramic Merger Control Is Now Available By Thomas Janssens The latest edition of Panoramic Merger Control is now available. This renowned international guide sets out the essentials of merger...
7/1/2026 8:42:07 AM Reforming UK taxation of distributions code By Emily Szasz Tom Gardner HMRC have launched a consultation on a set of wide-ranging proposals to reform the taxation of distributions and repayments of capital...
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....
6/10/2026 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...
6/2/2026 10:27:06 AM PREFERENCE SHARES IN ITALIAN CORPORATE STRUCTURES: WHAT TAX RULING 90/2026 MEANS FOR INVESTORS By Toni Marciante Italian preferred equity has never been more attractive to private equity sponsors and capital providers. But a recent ruling from the...
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...
4/17/2026 9:33:10 AM Inside Infrastructure: Scrutinising Stake Sales By Jessamy Gallagher Richard Thexton Martha Davis Kirsten Singleton +1 more... Show less The prevalence of fragmented ownership in infrastructure - an inevitable consequence of the operator-investor relationships in energy...
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...
3/16/2026 10:53:54 AM UK decides to reboot investment screening to protect its national and economic security in today’s volatile world By Sarah Jensen Cara Carr The UK Government has decided to implement a package of reforms to the national security and investment regime designed to update the...
3/12/2026 5:46:10 PM SEC grants exemptions for certain dual-listed FPIs just ahead of March 2026 compliance date for new beneficial ownership reporting regime for their directors and officers By Erik Gerding David Boles Michael Levitt Ethan Magid Pamela Marcogliese Jacqueline Marino Doug Smith +4 more... Show less In December 2025, the US Congress enacted a law removing a disclosure exemption enjoyed by directors and officers of SEC-reporting non-US...