EU and Competition Law

Wet Vifo: bescherming van bedrijven in kritieke sectoren
De Nederlandse wet Veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames, die vanaf 1/5/2023 van kracht is, introduceert verplichtingen die ertoe leiden dat bedrijven in kritieke sectoren beschermd zijn tegen overnames die raken aan de nationale veiligheid.

Dutch national security screening regime enters into force
The Dutch national security screening regime (Wet veiligheidstoets investeringen, fusies en overnames or Wet Vifo) enters into force today, 1 June.

If at first you don’t succeed ... Court unblocks two blocked healthcare mergers
The ACM needs to ‘try, try again’ when assessing healthcare mergers. The Rotterdam District Court overturned two of the ACM’s healthcare merger prohibitions within less than two months.

Dawn raid drama: bycatch and data rooms
Beware of the fine line in antitrust investigations between illegal fishing expeditions and accidental discoveries pointing at a separate antitrust infringement.