Topic Archives: Mergers + Acquisitions

May 8, 2018 - Mergers + Acquisitions

After Broadcom/Qualcomm: Where Does Cross-Border M&A Go Now?

By: Robert S. Townsend and Robert S. Litt

The Trump administration’s recent blocking of Broadcom’s proposed $117 billion takeover bid of Qualcomm on the basis of national security concerns has created an atmosphere of increased uncertainty for future cross-border M&A deals. Morrison & Foerster’s Robert Townsend, co-chair of the Global M&A Group, …›

March 9, 2017 - Mergers + Acquisitions

New Rules on Merger Control, Market Dominance, Damages Claims, and Cartel Fines

By: Andreas Grünwald, Jens Hackl, and Julia Schwalm

On March 9, 2017, the German Federal Parliament passed the ninth amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) (Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen). The amendment is expected to come into force in Q2/2017 and will substantially change German competition law. The reform is driven in …›

February 2, 2017 - Mergers + Acquisitions

Chinese Interest High Despite Uncertainty

By: Charles C. Comey

How does China view the United States as an investment market under the new Administration? Despite United States withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and rumblings in Washington about tightening regulatory review on inbound investment and M&A from China, interest from China to invest/acquire in …›