Clifford Chance
Antitrust webinars
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European Perspectives: EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Year 1 of the FSR: What's there to know
27 June 2024
The new mandatory ex-ante regime for M&A transactions and public procurement procedures above certain thresholds introduced by the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") came into force on 12 October 2023, and has thus far resulted in a considerable number of notifications/declarations to the Commission. In this webinar, speakers give an overview of the FSR one year on, and discuss the main implications and challenges.
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Implications of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation for financial institutions and investors
15 November 2023
The European Commission has new powers to take action against distortive subsidies granted by non-EU countries, including those that affect M&A transactions and public tenders in the EU. Filing obligations for certain transactions have created extensive disclosure requirements for financial institutions and investors, both within and outside the EU, even if their dealings with non-EU countries are all on market terms. In this webinar, our panel which included Begoña Barrantes, Arne Gayk, Caroline Scholke, Anastasios Tomtsis and Georgios Yannouchos, discussed best practices for dealing with these new requirements, and their likely impact on M&A and public procurement in the EU.
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Legal challenges for the fashion, luxury brand and retail sectors
7 November 2023
Technological advances, including generative AI and algorithmic data, are transforming the fashion, luxury brand and retail sectors, providing improved efficiency, sustainability and speed to market. In this webinar, our international team – Uche Eseonu, Megan Gordon, Alexander Kennedy, Andrea Tuninetti Ferrari and Stavroula Vryna – explored the legal issues associated with these innovations: from protecting IP and brand reputation, to leveraging technology for ESG milestones and prioritising consumer cybersecurity. It also examined the regulatory landscape of data privacy protection and its impact on brands as they strive to achieve a balance between personalised customer experiences and privacy concerns.
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Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Implications for Businesses and How to Comply
12 July 2023
The new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") came into force on 12 January 2023. The FSR gives the European Commission extensive powers to investigate subsidies granted by third countries to companies active in the EU internal market, including by means of an ex ante review of transactions and public bids above certain thresholds, which will apply as of 12 October 2023. The European Commission will shortly publish its Implementing Regulation on Foreign Subsidies, which will clarify practical and procedural aspects related to the application of the FSR and present the notification forms to be used by businesses when the thresholds are exceeded. The FSR will have far-reaching implications for both EU and non-EU businesses regarding in particular their future investments in the EU.
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Antitrust challenges for industry climate alliances and co-operation on environmental sustainability
27 June 2023
Firms are increasingly looking for ways to work together to promote environmental sustainability. While competition authorities in the UK, EU and Australia have supported co-ordination, some authorities in the US have taken a more critical approach. In this webinar, our international panel of experts – Steve Nickelsburg, Peter Mucchetti, Elizabeth Richmond, Daniel Schwarz and Katharine Missenden – discussed what this scrutiny means for private sector co-ordination on environmental sustainability and participation in industry climate alliances such as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero.
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Fintech and competition law – the next frontier
7 March 2023
Competition authorities around the world have increased their focus on fintech as part of a broader increase in intervention in financial services and tech markets. Deals have been blocked, fines have been imposed and fintech firms taken to court. Our guest speaker Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen (FCA) along with Clifford Chance experts Tim Cornell, Michael Dietrich, Marian Scheele and Daniel Schwarz, discussed the risks and opportunities that come from new developments and legislative reforms.
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Foreign Direct Investment: Dutch national security investment screening about to enter into force: What you need to know for your deals?
13 December 2022
Find out how this new cross-sector investment screening regime may impact your transactions in sensitive sectors in the Netherlands and Europe. In this webinar Frans Muller (Clifford Chance Amsterdam – FDI expert) will host a panel with Ivo Nobel (head of the Dutch Bureau for Investment Screening) and Emily Xueref-Poviac (Clifford Chance Paris – FDI expert.
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APAC Perspectives Series - The Amended Anti-monopoly Law of China and Its Implications
20 July 2022
China's Anti-monopoly Law has just been amended for the first time since its introduction in 2008. The amended Law emphasises the fundamental role of competition policy in China's market economy and includes substantial changes.
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European Perspectives | Foreign Direct Investment: Considerations for Japanese companies investing in Europe
24 February 2022
In this webinar, a multi-jurisdictional panel of speakers with FDI and M&A expertise from Clifford Chance's offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK discussed Foreign Direct Investment considerations for Japanese Companies Investing in Europe.
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European Perspectives | Foreign Direct Investment: Considerations for Chinese companies investing in Europe
28 October 2021
In this webinar, a multi-jurisdictional panel of speakers shared an overview of the importance of FDI and its interplay with other regulatory review procedures. We then discussed the EU framework for screening of foreign takeovers and investments, before hearing from panel members from France, Germany, Italy and Spain on specific FDI considerations relating to their respective jurisdictions.
