The European Commission recently opened an in-depth probe to assess whether the proposed merger of Dow and DuPont is in line with the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission will investigate further whether the deal may reduce competition in areas such as crop protection, seeds and certain petrochemicals. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, […]
A new legal opinion, written by two former Justice Department officials from the Antitrust Division, argues that a merger between Bayer and Monsanto would violate the Clayton Act, a law enacted by Congress to curb anti-competitive business practices. According to the white paper, a Bayer-Monsanto merger would also be in direct violation of a 2008 […]
This new framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States as well as bringing legal clarity for businesses relying on transatlantic data transfers. Andrus Ansip, Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, said: "We have approved the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield today. It will protect […]
"The surprising Brexit results, coming after recent polls indicated that a majority of UK citizens were in favour of remaining in the European Community, will now likely create several headwinds for US banks. We now see a further decline in long-term US interest rates, a stronger US Dollar, and low probability that the Fed will […]
The vote for Brexit is, we believe, likely to reinforce a recent loss of momentum in parts of the UK economy. We believe the result of the referendum will hit consumer and business confidence, at least in the short term. Business investment, already fragile, will be hurt, and so will credit growth. Capital outflows are […]
In response to further market speculation and stakeholder inquiries, Bayer is publicly disclosing the contents of its private proposal to acquire Monsanto. Bayer has made an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Monsanto Company for $122 per share or an aggregate value of $62 billion. This offer, […]
Cooley London advised the shareholders of SwiftKey, including the founders Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock and investors such as Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Octopus Investments on its acquisition by Microsoft. David Bresnick, London based partner in Cooley’s corporate team commented on the acquisition: “Given the number of parties involved and the short timeframe we […]
Jones Day is advising Southern Company (NYSE: SO) in its acquisition of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in a cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including total equity value of approximately $8 billion. The transaction is structured as a reverse triangular merger pursuant to which AGL will become a wholly owned subsidiary […]
Two leading Regional firms have advised the shareholders of Llewellyn Smith Limited, the market leader in providing compliance based services to domestic energy efficiency installations, on its sale to the Servest Group. Bury St Edmunds headquartered Servest Group, is one of the UK's largest facilities management service providers. The team at Greene & Greene Solicitors […]
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