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In recent years, competition authorities in the EU’s member states and the UK have issued numerous decisions regarding the real estate sector, covering all areas of competition law, including antitrust and merger control, over a variety of practices, which are discussed in the paper.   Our Partners Andrew Hockley and Julie Catala Marty, and Associates Nicholas Young and Rebecca L. discuss the recent highlights in the real estate sector in Competition Policy International's Antitrust Chronicle on Real Estate and Antitrust.   Click the link below to read the full article:   #RealEstate #CompetitionLaw #Antitrust

The doctrine of merger is a common law concept that landowners and industry professionals should carefully pay attention to in all real estate transactions, especially farmland transactions. One concept of the doctrine of merger addresses the unity of ownership in connection with an easement. When the dominant and servient estates have common ownership, the need for the easement is removed, and the easement is extinguished. Another concept revolves around a real estate transaction with the delivery and acceptance of an unambiguous deed - if not explicitly excluded, the real estate contract will merge into the deed, and certain rights and remedies included in the contract may be extinguished. Read the full article by Capital Markets - General Counsel, Quinn Kendrick: https://lnkd.in/gSzK4gJ6 #peoplescompany #blog #blogpost #capitalmarkets #law #land #farmland #ownership #easement #deed

In an interview with Reports Legal, head of our Irish Corporate practice, Colm Rafferty, discusses some of the recent M&A transactions that the Irish team has worked on over the past 12 months. These include global transactions where there is an Irish component, as well as deals involving internationally focused Irish companies that are attracting investment from global private equity or strategic acquirers. Colm also outlines why he remains bullish about the Irish M&A market going forward. #MandA #MergersandAcquisitions

If the past is prologue, the past year surely presents us with some powerful signals for 2024. Thank you John Malpas and The Global Legal Post for publishing my thoughts about what to expect in the US, UK and European legal markets. Stay tuned for the follow-up piece about Asia and the Middle East. #lawfirmstrategy #lawfirmexpansion #lawfirmmanagement WarwickPlace Legal, LLC

The Portuguese law firm SMFC - Sousa Machado, Ferreira da Costa & Associados, has strengthened its commercial, corporate & M&A, real estate and dispute resolution teams. The firm has announced the integration of André Oliveira Costa (pictured left) as partner, as well as Antonio Magalhães Mendes (pictured top right) and Catarina A. Teixeira (pictured bottom right). With the hiring of António Magalhães Mendes and Catarina Teixeira, SMFC reinforces the growth objectives of the firm’s areas, in particular, the commercial, corporate and M&A department, led by partners Manuel Ferreira da Costa and André Oliveira Costa. Read the full article >> https://lnkd.in/duaWuWwR #IberianLawyer #integration #newpartner

If the shares on transfer are issued to the Partners of a simple general partnership rather than to a separate legal body, then the partnership will close on incorporation and all that will be left is the company with you as Directors and Shareholders. By seeking our support, we can put in place for you a partnership agreement that will take you all the way to incorporation and ensure there are no loose ends. For more free information, download the full guide here: https://lnkd.in/eQtWTGSg . . . . #landlord #landlordsupport #landlordtips #landlordtipsandtricks #propertycompany #propertymanagement

WongPartnership LLP is acting for the general partner and investment manager of Titan Dining, a private equity fund investing in Asia, on its extension of fund duration and increase in fund size to S$450 million (US$336m), with the support from Jollibee Worldwide, which is part of the Jollibee Group from the Philippines and the anchor investor. Partner Kah-Keong Low is leading the firm’s team in the transaction. Check out the latest deals from Law Firms and Legal Service Providers by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/gsZ-a7UH. #InHouseCommunity #IHC #InHouseCounsel #LegalUpdates #LegalNews #LatestDeals #lawfirms

The industrial property market in 2024 in terms of mergers and acquisitions faces optimism this year, with new rules likely to boost progress.

Quintet acts on Webull’s Nasdaq debut via USD7.3bn SPAC listing https://lnkd.in/gu8piJ6j Kirkland & Ellis, Ogier, Han Kun Law Offices, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Maples Group are acting on the online trading platform Webull’s proposed USD7.3 billion merger with a blank-cheque firm in a SPAC listing on the Nasdaq.    Kirkland is advising Webull on US law, led by Jesse Sheley, Steve Lin, Christian Nagler and Justin You Zhou. 14 other partners are providing support.   Ogier and Han Kun are acting as Cayman Islands and PRC counsel, respectively, to Webull.   Wilson Sonsini and Maples are advising the SPAC.   📲 Sign up for the latest updates in the legal industry: https://lnkd.in/gg3FmMn4        #cblj #china #ipo #spac #banking #investmentfunds #ip #finance #legalnews #inhousecounsel #business #legalprofession #lawfirms #lawyers #legal #law #lawdotasia