The October 2026 edition of Greenberg Traurig’s Competition Currents is out, highlighting significant developments in global antitrust and competition law for clients and colleagues.
Netherlands Expands Investment Screening Law to Cover 6 Additional Technologies
The Dutch government has proposed extending mandatory investment screening under the Vifo Act to six additional technology sectors – including AI, nanotechnology, and biotechnology – effective January 1, 2027. Companies contemplating transactions in these sectors may wish to assess their exposure now.
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European Commission Publishes Draft Revised Merger Guidelines
The European Commission’s draft revised merger guidelines, published April 30, 2026, bring about an update to EU merger control, broadening the analytical framework to address digital markets, dynamic competition, and sustainability while placing greater weight on demonstrated efficiencies.
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The Netherlands Strengthens Foreign Investment Screening and Merger Control Framework
Since the entry into force of the Dutch Competition Act in 1998, the Netherlands has maintained a national merger control regime that applies to concentrations meeting certain turnover thresholds.
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CJEU Decision in Illumina/Grail Case Restores Clarity on Article 22 ECMR Referrals for Merger Control
Marking the latest development in the Illumina/Grail saga, on 3 September 2024, the CJEU annulled the General Court’s judgment and European Commission’s decisions allowing EU national competition authorities (NCAs) to
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De ‘Exit Kick-Back’-clause
De rente blijft oplopen. Dit heeft steeds verstrekkendere gevolgen voor geplande overnames. Zo wordt bancaire transactie financiering duurder en zijn banken steeds minder bereid om een bedrag gelijk aan (meer dan) 3 keer
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EU’s New HBER and Horizontal Guidelines: Main Changes
In our earlier GT Alert, we highlighted that on 1 June 2023 the European Commission adopted the revised Research and Development Block Exemption Regulation (R&D BER) and Specialization Block
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Hybrid Purchase-Price Mechanisms – Where Heavens Collide?
The locked box mechanism and the completion accounts mechanism are two separate methods used to determine purchase price in M&A transactions. Parties may require a combination of the two to
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Dutch Trust UBO Register Operational Starting 1 November 2022
For the Netherlands, the obligation of trustees to register their trusts and trust-like legal arrangements as well as the UBO information thereof takes effect starting 1 November 2022.
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The New VBER and Guidelines: Issues with European Commission Approach to Agents Acting for Multiple Principals
In May 2022 the European Commission (EC) adopted the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and the new accompanying Vertical Guidelines (Guidelines). See GT Alerts, The New VBER and Vertical Guidelines
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