FSR
China’s non-cooperation order on EU FSR requests is a reminder that international expansion does not exempt domestic entities from complying with local rules, say Chinese legal sources
Last month’s order issued by China’s Ministry of Justice demanding non-compliance with the European Commission’s (EC) information requests as part of its foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) in-depth review into the proposed JD.com/Ceconomy merger shou… To read […]
JD.com/Ceconomy in negotiations with EC officials over pending FSR approval as impact of Chinese order appears limited to non-cooperation on information requests
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com and German consumer electronics company Ceconomy are currently in discussions with the European Commission (EC) over the pending foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) approval for their proposed merger, two people close … […]
JD.com unlikely to submit foreign subsidies remedy proposal for Ceconomy takeover before end of summer, says person briefed on the process
Chinese e-commerce player JD.com continues to engage in “constructive” discussions with the European Commission (EC) to secure clearance under foreign subsidies regulation (FSR) for its planned takeover of Ceconomy – the parent company of European […]
Source with knowledge of the case positive about EC conditional foreign subsidies approval of JD.com/Ceconomy deal
The European Commission (EC) could clear the planned acquisition of Ceconomy ─ the parent company of European consumer electronics retailers MediaMarkt and Saturn ─ by China’s e-commerce player JD.com under foreign subsidies regulation (FSR), subject… […]
Representatives for European game developers not looking to respond to EC’s invitation to comment on PIF-led takeover of Electronic Arts
Representatives for small and medium European game development studios have decided not to respond to an invitation by the European Commission (EC) for third parties to submit observations on the proposed US$55bn takeover of US […]
Data protection remedies offered to German government for JD.com/Ceconomy deal approval would also apply to customers in other EU markets
Commitments offered by Chinese e-commerce player JD.com to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy to secure conditional approval for the proposed acquisition of German peer Ceconomy ─ the parent company of European […]
At least one third party preparing to appeal CADE’s decision on Saipem/Subsea7 merger
At least one interested third party will appeal against last week’s clearance recommendation by Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE’s general superintendence for the proposed merger between energy services firms Saipem and Subsea7, Equity Report has l… […]
CADE’s general superintendence expected to recommend clearance of Saipem/Subsea7 merger by 25 June; third parties may appeal decision before tribunal, say sources involved in the case
The general superintendence ─ the lower body of Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE ─ is expected to decide on the proposed acquisition of energy services company Subsea7 by Italian peer Saipem as early as this week, […]
EC expected to hold state-of-play meeting on Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery merger “in a couple of weeks”, according to person briefed on the process
The European Commission (EC) is due to hold a state-of-play meeting as part of its ongoing antitrust review of Paramount Skydance’s planned takeover of fellow media and entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) in “a […]
PIF-led consortium engaged in negotiations around unlimited state guarantee ahead of formal EU foreign subsidies filing of Electronic Arts takeover, says source with knowledge of the case
A consortium led by Saudi sovereign wealth fund Public Investment Authority (PIF) is in discussions with the European Commission (EC) on how to address unlimited state guarantee concerns in order to secure foreign subsidies regulation […]
