France – AMF Takeover Bid Trigger

On 27 June 2019, FR AMF announced amendments to general regulation. A decree of 19 June 2019, published in Official Journal of 21 June 2019, makes amendments to book II of general regulation on takeover bids and squeeze-out. Made pursuant to Article 75 I of Law No. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on growth and […]

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Finland – FSA Afarak Takeover Fine

On 17 June 2019, FINFSA announced Danko Koncar penalty now totals €110mn. There have accumulated 11 additional installments from July 2018 and June 2019. On 1 March 2019, Helsinki Administrative Court dismissed the complaint by Koncar. Judgment not final as Koncar has appealed to the Supreme Administrative Court. Background On 21 February 2018, FINFSA fined […]

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U.K. – CMA Paypal/iZettle Takeover

On 12 June 2019, UK CMA confirmed it had cleared PayPal’s completed takeover of rival mobile payments company iZettle after an in-depth, Phase 2, investigation. While iZettle and PayPal are 2 of the largest suppliers of mPOS devices, the firms’ customers are also willing to switch to more traditional style point of sale devices. Two […]

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Oman – CMA Acquisition, Takeovers

On 23 May 2019, OMN CMA issued takeover and acquisition regulation. Issued administrative decision issuing the Takeover and Acquisition Regulation for public joint stock companies listed on the Muscat Securities Market (MSM). Published in Official Gazette on May 19 pursuant to Art. 7 of Capital Market Law. Key Points Regulation aims to regulate takeover and […]

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