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New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

How A Malta Holding Company Benefits International Investors: A Case Study

Mr Mario Rossi is an Italian entrepreneur who has invested in several companies across Europe in different sectors. He owns 70% of a German manufacturing company, 60% of a Czech software company, and 80% of a Spanish distribution company.

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Navigating VAT Deduction On Vehicles In Portugal

In Portugal, the rules for a company to deduct Value-Added Tax (VAT) on vehicle acquisitions are quite specific, mainly depending on the type of vehicle and its use. Understanding these regulations is crucial for businesses aiming to optimise their tax position.

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Lex Mundi Global Merger Notification Guide

Yes, the Control of Concentrations Regulations, S.L.379.08 ("the Regulations") are applicable to mergers and acquisitions. The Regulations are subsidiary legislation made under the Competition Act...

Malta Commercial

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Ganado Advocates

Public M&A Trends In Germany 2025

Germany Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Client Stories: Malta Residence Options For Non-European Citizens

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Cyprus Tax Reform: Key Changes For Businesses And Individuals From 1 January 2026

Worldwide Commercial

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Dixcart Group Limited

Italy Set For A Busy Year Of Restructuring Activity In 2026 (Podcast)

Italy Insolvency

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A&O Shearman

Coalition Agreement Outlines Strategic Direction For Competition Enforcement And Economic Security

Netherlands Anti-trust

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Loyens & Loeff

Partnered Research: IPEM Pan-European Private Equity Barometer 2026

European Union Commercial

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AlixPartners

Inside HPE Europe 2025 | European Healthcare Investment In 2026: Outpatient Services, Optimisation, And Optimism

European Union Healthcare

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McDermott Will & Schulte

EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Publishes FSR Guidelines – Key Implications For M&A

European Union Anti-trust

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Baker Botts LLP

Unpacking The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation Guidelines: Key Takeaways

Belgium Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Weiterer Standort: Oppenhoff eröffnet Büro in München

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Malta Announces Updated Social Security Contribution Rates For 2026

Malta Employment

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CSB Group

Podcast Episode 4: Don't Wait Until It's Too Late – Why Early Legal Help Matters

Cyprus Technology

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AGPLAW | A.G. Paphitis & Co. LLC

LexisNexis France – Financial Responsibility Of Public Officials: 3 Years After The 2022 Reform, What Is The Assessment? (Video)

France Litigation

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UGGC Avocats

Franceinfo TV – New National And Local "Anti AirBnb" Rules With Sophie Erignac-Godefroy (Video)

France Real Estate

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UGGC Avocats

Enforcement Of Play Claims From Austria To Malta (Podcast)

Malta Litigation

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WH Partners

US Fund Managers: Structuring Considerations For Belgian Private Privak Investors In A Luxembourg Fund - New York Office Snippet

US fund managers rely on a Luxembourg access point (Lux Fund) within their fund structure to cater to the preferences of EU investors and to streamline distribution in the EU using a marketing passport.

Luxembourg Finance

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Loyens & Loeff

Emerging Europe M&A Report 2025/2026

Published in cooperation with EMIS, the CMS Emerging Europe M&A 2025/26 report findings confirm that Emerging Europe remains one of the most resilient and opportunity-rich regions.

European Union Commercial

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CMS Luxembourg

Two Decades In The Making: Malta's Proposed Merger Control Reforms

On January 15, 2026, the Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority launched a long-awaited public consultation on proposed reforms to Malta's merger control regime.

Malta Anti-trust

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Ganado Advocates

Luxembourg Corporate Law Reform To Enhance Flexibility In The Incorporation Of Private Limited Liability Companies

Draft Bill No. 8669¹ (the Draft Bill), introduced to the Luxembourg Parliament at the end of 2025, proposes amendments to the Luxembourg law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies by...

Luxembourg Commercial

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Dechert

Irish Merger Control 2025 – Key Takeaways

Ireland Commercial

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McCann Fitzgerald

Malta's Notified PIFs: Europe's Family Office Solution

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

New Trends And Challenges In Tax Due Diligence On The M&A Market

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Horizon Solutions Kft.

MCCAA Launches Consultation On Amendments To Control Of Concentrations Regulations

Malta Anti-trust

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GTG

Consultation On Amendments To Malta's Merger Rules

Malta Anti-trust

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Mamo TCV Advocates

Malta's Merger Control Regime: Key Proposed Amendments

Malta Anti-trust

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Camilleri Preziosi Advocates

CRD VI Lands In Italy: A Snapshot Of The Main Changes And Transitional Pathways

Italy Commercial

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A&O Shearman

VAT Deductions For Private Equity Investors Under The Microscope

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

Main Developments In Competition Law And Policy 2025 – Malta

Malta Anti-trust

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WH Partners

Private Equity: Slowdown Or Strategic Reallocation? (Video)

Luxembourg Strategy

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Arendt & Medernach

CRD VI Lands In Italy: A Snapshot Of The Main Changes And Transitional Pathways

On January 8, 2026, Legislative Decree no. 208 of December 31, 2025, was published in the Italian Official Gazette and, save for certain provisions, came into force on January 9, 2026.

Italy Commercial

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A&O Shearman

VAT Deductions For Private Equity Investors Under The Microscope

In September 2025, the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) issued a landmark decision KHO 2025:61, which partially revised the interpretative guidelines on the VAT deductibility of transaction costs...

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Castren & Snellman Attorneys

Main Developments In Competition Law And Policy 2025 – Malta

The year 2025, in Malta, saw the appointment of a new Director General of the Office for Competition ("OC") – Malta's National Competition Authority – following the post having been vacant for almost two years...

Malta Anti-trust

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WH Partners

Private Equity: Slowdown Or Strategic Reallocation? (Video)

Are deals and exits really slowing or becoming more selective and creative?

Luxembourg Strategy

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Arendt & Medernach

Malta NCA Proposes Merger Control Reform

Malta Anti-trust

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Ganado Advocates

Comparative Analysis Of Termination Fees / Break-Up Fees In M&A Transactions In France And The United States

The recent takeover battle between Netflix and Paramount Skydance for the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is noteworthy in several respects...

Worldwide Anti-trust

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August Debouzy

What's Another Year 2026 - Corporate And M&A

Following the recent consultation by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on the disclosure of company directors' and secretaries' residential addresses...

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Analyse comparative des termination fees / break-up fees dans les opérations de M&A en France et aux USA

La récente bataille boursière opposant Netflix et Paramount Skydance visant à s'emparer de Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) est intéressante...

France Anti-trust

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August Debouzy

The Special Tax Regime For Private Equity In Spain: Promoting An Essential Sector That Withstands Political Shifts

This article addresses the Spanish Corporate Income Tax (CIT) special regime for private equity entities (ECR) under Article 50 of Law 27/2014.

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Addleshaw Goddard

La Gouvernance, Levier D'attractivité Pour Les Petites Et Moyennes Capitalisations

France Commercial

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Reinhart Marville Torre

The Application Of Earn-Out Clauses In M&A Transactions: Advantages, Challenges, And Contractual Design

Netherlands Commercial

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Buren

Het gebruik van earn-out-clausules in M&A-transacties: voordelen, uitdagingen en contractuele implementatie

Netherlands Commercial

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Buren

European Automotive Newsletter - December 2025

European Union Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

German Desk Newsletter | Dezember 2025

Netherlands Commercial

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Buren

Valuation Insights: German vs European Banks

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

US Listed Companies Update December 2025 - Board Meeting Survey

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Contracten in ongewisse tijden

Netherlands Commercial

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Buren

EU's Revised Sustainability Reporting And Due Diligence Rules Agreed

European Union Commercial

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Matheson

Luxembourg's New Start-Up Tax Credit: Key Features And Implications For Investors As From 2026

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ATOZ

Minister Reconsiders Profit Distribution Possibilities For Healthcare Providers And Role Of Private Equity In The Dutch Healthcare Sector

Netherlands Healthcare

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Loyens & Loeff

GCG Deal Announcement | CREA Inversión Advised SYNIVA

Spain Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

Merger Control And Competition Law: November 2025 Updates

France Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

A&M Germany Valuation Insights

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Updated Fund Decree – Latest On Dutch Tax Classification As FGR For Dutch And Non-Dutch Limited Partnerships

Netherlands Commercial

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Loyens & Loeff

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Private Equity: Slowdown Or Strategic Reallocation? (Video)

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Arendt & Medernach

Next Stop: Accelerated Transformation (Video)

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Machas & Partners Law Firm

Les Voix Du M&A | David Humbert Pour Endrix (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Partnered Research: IPEM 6th Pan-European Private Equity Survey (Video)

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AlixPartners

Explainer Video: The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment Screening (Video)

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Loyens & Loeff

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