On 31 May 2022, Skadden, Compass Lexecon and Concurrences convened for a fireside chat to discuss developments in merger control and digital markets, followed by a panel discussion on a.
This year, we expect to see new disclosure requirements; rule changes at the Securities and Exchange Commission that will affect directors; activists adopting new tactics; changes to.
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In a webinar held on March 25, 2021, Skadden antitrust/competition partners Kenneth Schwartz and Ingrid Vandenborre joined Charles River Associates vice presidents Andrew Dick and Oliver Latham to discuss the important role internal documents play in antitrust investigations worldwide and practical tips for document creation.
Antitrust regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have recently displayed an increased appetite for investigating transactions across industries, a trend that is expected to continue in the EU, the U.K. and, under the Biden administration, the United States. Given the increasing complexity of antitrust analysis, regulators tend to rely on companies’ internal documents to understand the parties’ intentions and likely effects of a transaction.
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In a webinar held on 10 December 2020, Skadden partners Sonia Nijjar, Simon Toms and Ingrid Vandenborre were joined by Charles River Associates (CRA) Senior Adviser and Deputy Chair of the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making Committee Philip Marsden and CRA Vice President Oliver Latham to discuss fintech M&A trends and developments, including:
the fintech industry’s response to recent deals;
the effect of regulatory developments on market dynamics, competition and innovation;
the key deal terms in negotiations of fintech M&A;
the role of antitrust regulators in transactions involving fintech; and
John Fingleton; and vice president of Charles River Associates and former CMA director of Economics
Matthew Bennett discussed how to navigate the CMA’s approaches in reviewing digital deals, including:
the CMA’s current policy position on tech deals and which transactions catch their attention;
navigating the CMA’s hold separate orders in digital businesses;
building, buying, partnering and countering claims of competition harm;
addressing CMA prospective and dynamic theories of harm; and
addressing complexity in digital remedies beyond the U.K.
Ms. Vandenborre introduced the webinar by recalling that practitioners have seen the CMA take a more interventionist approach, more readily adopting dynamic theories of harm and asserting jurisdiction over mergers in digital markets. This can be framed within wider political shifts as the U.K. gears up for Brexit, with the CMA consulting on updates to its mergers guidance, the government commissioning a further report on the com