Tag: Cross-border

Cooley’s 2023 Cross-Border M&A Year in Review: Navigating Choppy Waters Into a More Buoyant 2024

Cross-border M&A activity in 2023 was impacted by heightened geopolitical conflicts, high inflation and interest rates, and increased regulatory pressures as the global economy remained clouded by looming recession fears. Deal financing became more difficult and expensive, placing more emphasis on alternative funding and value creation. In such an environment, […]

UK Supreme Court Confirms Merger Control Threshold for Business Acquisitions

Shortly before Christmas, the UK Supreme Court issued a judgment that provides important guidance on the legal test for assessing the circumstances in which UK merger control rules apply to the acquisition of business assets.