2/24/2025 12:57:31 PM Trump Issues Investment Policy Directive: A Return to Open Investment Policy, Except for China By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello Andrew Gabel Kate Applegate +3 more... Show less I. Summary On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a national security policy memorandum entitled America First Investment Policy...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/6/2025 2:08:46 PM M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2025 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. No private equity M&A boom in 2025, but…. Thousands of private equity portfolio companies are past their “sell by” dates and private...
6/27/2024 6:05:01 PM U.S. Outbound Investment Restrictions on the Horizon – What You Need to Know By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Mark Appleton Andrew Gabel +4 more... Show less On June 21, 2024, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement President Biden’s...
5/16/2024 4:30:42 PM Court Grants Relief to Private Equity in Anesthesiologists Litigation By Jan Rybnicek Meghan Rissmiller Jennifer Mellott Bruce McCulloch LB McCaskey +2 more... Show less On May 13, a federal court in Texas ruled that the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) cannot seek an injunction against a private equity...
4/26/2024 1:11:08 PM FTC Stays on Trend in Challenge to Handbag Merger: FTC Continues to Advance New Theories from Its Merger Guidelines in Latest Suit By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Laura Onken Emily Strickland Gabriella Small +1 more... Show less On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to block the $8.5 billion purchase of Capri Holdings, the parent company of brands...
3/28/2024 4:24:36 PM With The Fintech Sector's Return to Explosive Growth, Here Are Top U.S. Legal Issues to Watch By Jamillia Ferris Vinita Kailasanath Christine Lyon Jan Rybnicek David Sewell Nathaniel Balk Christine Chong Sora Park Emily Strickland +6 more... Show less Freshfields recently hosted a U.S. Fintech Hot Topics Webinar to highlight on-the-ground insights from our Antitrust and Competition,...
3/27/2024 1:09:13 PM FDIC Joins Bank Merger Fray with Proposed Policy Statement By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Jenny Hochenberg Angela Landry Nathaniel Balk Tina Laritz Cates Saleeby +5 more... Show less With the recent one-year anniversary of three of the largest bank failures in U.S. history—shortly preceded by the largest bank merger...
2/29/2024 7:15:39 PM Kroger/Albertsons: The FTC’s First Challenge Under the 2023 Merger Guidelines By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Angela Landry Gabriella Small On February 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block The Kroger Company’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons...
2/26/2024 8:12:38 PM New Chancery Decision Highlights Need for Care in Crafting Shareholder Arrangements with Delaware Corporations By Ethan Klingsberg Meredith Kotler Victor Ma A new 133-page opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery highlights risks to the enforceability of agreements between Delaware...
1/31/2024 6:32:39 PM Takeaways from the Cross-Border M&A Roundtable Hosted by The American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des Juristes By Carol Lee Ruth Levy The roundtable on “New Developments in Cross-Border M&A” hosted recently by the American College of Governance Counsel and Les Club des...
1/22/2024 3:28:56 PM 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Highlights By Adam Golden Vinita Kailasanath Kristen Riemenschneider Sora Park Dylan O'Connor Shannon O'Hara +3 more... Show less The 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference brought together thousands of professionals in the biopharma, biotech and MedTech...