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ECJ – Takeover Bids and Share Price

On 15 February, ECJ issued ruling on takeover bids share price calculation. ECJ ruling in case C-735/19 Euromin Holdings (Cyprus) Limited officially published. Overview Latvian court referred questions to EU Court on correct application of Takeover Bids directive (TOD) and scope for national law to set rules on price of shares, methods. Referral also asked…
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Canada – CMP Pre-Merger Notice Threshold

On 11 February 2021, CAN CMP decreased threshold for pre-merger notification. The 2021 pre-merger notification transaction-size threshold decreased to $93 mn. As per Competition Act S 110(8) (RSC 1985 c. C-34); 2020 threshold was $96 mn. Background Under the Competition Act, all mergers are subject to review by the Commissioner. CMP must generally be given…
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U.K. – FCA Major Shareholding Reporting Portal

On 8 February 2021, the FCA advised that the  new major shareholdings notification portal will be live on Monday 22 March 2021. THe FCA also reminded shareholders with reporting obligations under DTR 5.1.2, that as of Monday, 22 March 2021 all TR-1 notifications in relation to shares in a UK issuer admitted to trading on…
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Sweden – FSA Several Firms Fined for Late Shareholding Reporting

On 10 February 2021, FSA published the decision of the Administrative Court to annul the decision of the FSA in a judgment issued 30 November 2020. In their decision, the Administrative Court annulled three personalities issued against 3 three firms: Kringesche Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH, FKL Holding GmbH, and Neongelb Invest GmbH. All three firms had late…
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