598 results FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable. Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure. Arrest Kolin: Beperkingen voor niet-Europese ondernemingen in de Europese overheidsopdrachtenmarkt Het Kolin-arrest markeert de protectionistische koers van de EU, met grote gevolgen voor de rechtspositie van ondernemingen, gevestigd in niet-Europese landen zonder wederkerige toegang tot de overheidsopdrachtenmarkt. ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending. First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium. Tom Verdonk co-edited ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’ Tom Verdonk has co-edited the book ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’, recently published by Larcier-Intersentia. Het Didam-arrest en de gevolgen voor verkoop van onroerende zaken door overheden In het Didam-arrest oordeelde de Hoge Raad dat de contractsvrijheid van de overheid beperkt wordt door het gelijkheidsbeginsel. Dat heeft directe gevolgen voor de wijze waarop overheden omgaan met de verkoop van onroerende zaken, zoals grond. Tom Verdonk defends Ph.D. on competition law and food security His dissertation entitled “Seeds of Market Power” examines how EU competition law can promote both fair access to innovation and food security through collaborative licensing in the seed and biotech sectors. Sophie Adriaenssen Counsel Brussels Florentine Snoeker Associate Amsterdam The gift that keeps on giving: Article 22 is here to stay The European Commission will review a transaction thanks to Italy’s call-in powers. Even though the broad interpretation of Article 22 EUMR is off the table, deals that do not meet standard EU and national merger thresholds may still need to be notified. Nathan van Rooijen Associate Amsterdam Lieselotte Schellekens Associate Brussels Filip Deruyter Professional Support Lawyer Brussels Frederick Brouwer Associate Amsterdam Iris Hendriksen Senior Associate Amsterdam Cilia Mathieu Senior Associate Brussels Irène Mathy Counsel Brussels Pagination Previous page Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Next page
FDI screening guidance: shedding some light in the darkness The Dutch general investment screening regime came into effect in June 2023. Decisions are not yet publicly available. However, three guidance papers list the practical experience gained so far and help to assess whether a transaction is notifiable.
Belgian court approves sale of television rights despite no call for tenders The Brussels Commercial Court ruled on 18 December 2024 that the sale of cycling television rights in Belgium did not violate EU competition rules despite the lack of a formal tender procedure.
Arrest Kolin: Beperkingen voor niet-Europese ondernemingen in de Europese overheidsopdrachtenmarkt Het Kolin-arrest markeert de protectionistische koers van de EU, met grote gevolgen voor de rechtspositie van ondernemingen, gevestigd in niet-Europese landen zonder wederkerige toegang tot de overheidsopdrachtenmarkt.
ACM rolls the dice on roll-up strategies For the first time, the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets conducted a merger review involving a ‘roll-up strategy’. The outcome of another roll-up strategy merger assessment is pending.
First application of Towercast in Belgium and merger filing exemption for certain hospital merger The Belgian Competition Authority has applied the Towercast case law in a first case in Belgium. It could possibly try do so again for certain hospital mergers that the legislator has recently exempted from merger filing in Belgium.
Tom Verdonk co-edited ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’ Tom Verdonk has co-edited the book ‘Unfair Trading Practices in the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain’, recently published by Larcier-Intersentia.
Het Didam-arrest en de gevolgen voor verkoop van onroerende zaken door overheden In het Didam-arrest oordeelde de Hoge Raad dat de contractsvrijheid van de overheid beperkt wordt door het gelijkheidsbeginsel. Dat heeft directe gevolgen voor de wijze waarop overheden omgaan met de verkoop van onroerende zaken, zoals grond.
Tom Verdonk defends Ph.D. on competition law and food security His dissertation entitled “Seeds of Market Power” examines how EU competition law can promote both fair access to innovation and food security through collaborative licensing in the seed and biotech sectors.
The gift that keeps on giving: Article 22 is here to stay The European Commission will review a transaction thanks to Italy’s call-in powers. Even though the broad interpretation of Article 22 EUMR is off the table, deals that do not meet standard EU and national merger thresholds may still need to be notified.