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We have assisted Infranode and Lyse with their acquisition of Altifiber

04.12.2023

Forslag om ytterligere skjerping av kontrollen med utenlandske investeringer

Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet mottok i dag rapporten fra Investeringskontrollutvalget, med forslag om ytterligere skjerping av investeringskontrollen i Norge. Forslaget søker å balansere hensynet til økonomisk åpenhet og effektiv tilgang til utenlandsk kapital, mot nasjonale sikkerhetsinteresser, i et stadig skiftende geopolitisk landskap.

01.11.2023

We have assisted DIF Capital Partners and EDF Invest with their acquisition of Fjord1

We have assisted DIF Capital Partners (via its DIF Infrastructure VII Fund) and EDF Invest (the investment arm of the EDF Group in real assets) with entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Fjord1, the largest owner and operator of ferries in Norway. Subject to closing of the transaction, Fjord1 will be acquired from Vision Ridge Partners and Havila Holding. Vision Ridge and Havila Holding have been investors in Fjord1 since 2019 and 2011, respectively.

22.08.2023

Transaction tips from our competition team: Merger referrals under Article 22 EUMR

In most instances, only transactions with an EU dimension - that is transactions where the parties involved exceed certain turnover thresholds - qualify for review by the European Commission ("the Commission") under the EU Merger Regulation ("the EUMR"). However one mechanism, found in Article 22 EUMR, allows one or more Member States to request the Commission to examine, on behalf of those Member States, any concentration that does not have an EU dimension but affects trade between Member States and threatens to significantly affect competition within the territory of the Member State(s) making the request.

11.04.2023

Forslag til endringer i sikkerhetsloven – utvidelse av meldeplikten

Regjeringen fremmet fredag 31. mars en lovproposisjon om forslag til endringer i sikkerhetsloven. Forslaget innebærer at langt flere transaksjoner enn i dag kan bli underlagt eierskapskontroll, og endringer i saksbehandlingsreglene som kan få stor betydning for gjennomføring av transaksjoner som omfattes.

23.02.2023

Høyesterett opphever Konkurransetilsynets forbud mot Schibsteds kjøp av Nettbil

I den første dommen avsagt av Høyesterett i en fusjonssak har Høyesterett gitt fusjonspartene fullt medhold og forkastet statens anke. Hvorfor?

01.11.2018

Transaction tips from our competition team: Clean Teams

In the middle of deal negotiations or transaction due diligence it is prudent for the buyer, or the merging parties, to get to know as much about the target or its new partner as possible. When the companies involved are competitors, however, this information sharing can raise its own concerns.

06.08.2018

Transaction tips from our competition team: Gun-Jumping

When businesses decide to pursue a transaction they are understandably keen to complete and implement the deal as soon as possible in order to realise the anticipated synergies. However, when a deal requires clearance from one or more competition authority, there is often a prohibition on implementation pending receipt of the necessary clearances. Taking implementing steps in breach of this prohibition is called 'gun-jumping'.