2/13/2025 3:50:42 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Impact on UK M&A (Part 2) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Karen Slaney Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Our separate...
2/13/2025 3:23:41 PM The UK Government’s Strategic Steer to the CMA: Resetting the priorities (Part 1) By Colin Raftery Sharon Malhi Cara Carr Today, the UK government issued its draft strategic steer to the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) for consultation. Why does the...
2/13/2025 11:06:10 AM Freshfields' geopolitical monitor By Beth George Christoph H. Seibt Maximilian Lasson Ilka Oberländer Malte Symann Christian Altenhofen +3 more... Show less Geopolitical risks are a significant concern for businesses and investors in the current global landscape. Understanding these risks is...
2/12/2025 8:44:35 PM German Election #4: Real estate and rental policies By Alex Schmidtke On 23 February 2025, almost 60 million German voters will elect a new federal parliament in snap elections after the collapse of the...
2/7/2025 10:55:48 AM The new UK regime for public offer platforms: the FCA consults on further proposals By Claire Harrop Tom Godwin Richard Ho Christopher Bernard Jennifer McCarthy Eden Elder +3 more... Show less An important element of the UK’s new public offers and admissions to trading regime is the introduction of the public offer platform...
2/6/2025 7:07:09 PM Amendments to the Investment Ordinance (AnlV): more infrastructure, risk capital and flexibility By Theresa Kreft Laura Druckenbrodt David Schwintowski Jonas Regener +1 more... Show less The German version of this article is available here. The government’s draft bill of the 2nd Company Pension Strengthening Act of 18...
2/6/2025 5:40:12 PM Änderung der Anlageverordnung: mehr Infrastruktur, Risikokapital und Flexibilität By Theresa Kreft Laura Druckenbrodt David Schwintowski Jonas Regener +1 more... Show less Die englische Version dieses Artikels finden Sie hier. Der Regierungsentwurf zum 2. Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz vom 18. September 2024,...
2/6/2025 1:03:47 PM The new EU General Product Safety Regulation: Implications for Sellers of Second-Hand Products By Andrew Austin Laura Knoke Lorand Bartels Anita Bell +1 more... Show less The European Union's General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR), which came into force on 13 December 2024, marks a significant shift in...
1/31/2025 10:20:37 AM ICT services amongst financial entities - EU Commission clarifies scope of DORA’s ICT third-party risk management obligations By Hans-Ulrich Klöppel Janina Heinz Daniel Klingenbrunn John-Markus Maddaloni +1 more... Show less With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), the EU has set new standards for managing ICT risk in the financial sector. It not...
1/22/2025 11:48:29 AM EU to follow suit: Outbound investment control at the gates – Recommendation (EU) 2025/63 By Ilka Oberländer Thomas Lübbig Andreas von Bonin Konstantin Bondarenko Uwe Salaschek Leonhard Knebel +3 more... Show less While the focus in recent years has been on regulating inbound investments, discussions around the introduction of outbound investment...
1/21/2025 12:08:01 PM The first significant overhaul of the UK clinical trials regime in two decades begins to take shape By Andrew Austin Rachel Duffy Kyu-Won Kim Honor May +1 more... Show less In brief: On 12 December 2024, draft legislation to amend the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004 was laid before...
1/13/2025 1:12:05 PM “Regulating for growth” – the UK’s vision for financial services in 2025 and beyond By Michael Raffan Emily Smith Christopher Bernard Ellis Brady +1 more... Show less The new Labour government has placed financial services at the centre of its plans to grow the UK economy, and UK regulators have an...