7/6/2026 10:45:45 AM Re NFE Global Holdings Limited: English Court Sanctions US$9.6 Billion Restructuring Plan for New Fortress Energy Group By Rachel Seeley Katharina Crinson Richard Tett In Re NFE Global Holdings Limited [2026] EWHC 1620 (Ch) (Cawson J, sanction judgment) and [2026] EWHC 1223 (Ch) (Hildyard J, convening...
7/6/2026 9:01:02 AM Pulling in different directions: Germany's 2026 real estate reforms By Niko Schultz-Süchting Julia Haas Timo Elsner Gerrit Beckhaus Jan Matauschek Marcus Emmer Maximilian Rottmann +4 more... Show less Germany's new coalition government has spent its first months in office reshaping the legal framework for real estate. The picture is...
7/2/2026 3:15:06 PM The 2027 Edition of Panoramic Merger Control Is Now Available By Thomas Janssens The latest edition of Panoramic Merger Control is now available. This renowned international guide sets out the essentials of merger...
7/2/2026 12:48:36 PM Inside Infrastructure: Infrastructure fundraising - new channels, new pathways to navigate By Nick Kagan Mary Lavelle Sophie Lacaille Infrastructure fundraising is not only recovering; it is changing shape. Capital formation is moving in two directions at once: on the...
7/1/2026 8:42:07 AM Reforming UK taxation of distributions code By Emily Szasz Tom Gardner HMRC have launched a consultation on a set of wide-ranging proposals to reform the taxation of distributions and repayments of capital...
6/26/2026 3:39:37 PM Freshfields' response to the European Commission’s consultation on the new draft EU Merger Guidelines By Thomas Janssens Paul van den Berg Andreas von Bonin Björn Sijtsma Karen Slaney Toyosi Taiwo +3 more... Show less The European Commission’s long-awaited draft revision of the EU Merger Guidelines marks a defining moment for merger control in Europe....
6/22/2026 11:12:07 AM All change for market abuse? EU reforms to issuer disclosures impact dual EU-UK compliance arrangements By Thomas Clark Elisabeth Overland Philip Denninger Jennifer McCarthy +1 more... Show less Since Brexit, UK and EU market abuse regimes have remained broadly aligned. Companies with securities admitted to trading in both the UK...
6/11/2026 8:54:39 AM Inside Infrastructure: Hybrid Equity and the changing shape of Infrastructure Finance By Jessamy Gallagher Martha Davis Gregor Von Bonin Jessica O'Sullivan Stuart Rowson +2 more... Show less Infrastructure businesses have always faced a version of the same problem – they need huge amounts of capital over long periods, but the...
6/10/2026 10:12:37 AM Expanding the net: the Dutch FDI regime adds six technology categories from 2027 By Paul van den Berg Max Immerzeel Felix Roscam Abbing Elisa Lambooij +1 more... Show less On 8 June 2026, the Dutch government announced that six additional technology categories will be brought within the scope of the National...
6/8/2026 9:21:37 AM German Real Estate Transfer Tax – Has the ECJ just established a new reorganisation relief for German RETT under the EU Capital Raising Directive? By Philipp Redeker Tobias Franz Hagen Krüger German Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) is imposed not only on the direct transfer of legal ownership in real estate, but also, for...
6/2/2026 10:27:06 AM PREFERENCE SHARES IN ITALIAN CORPORATE STRUCTURES: WHAT TAX RULING 90/2026 MEANS FOR INVESTORS By Toni Marciante Italian preferred equity has never been more attractive to private equity sponsors and capital providers. But a recent ruling from the...
5/29/2026 8:54:38 AM Inside Infrastructure: Open for business - Planning a UK infrastructure IPO By Egor Marisin Katie Bentel Caitlin Turner While infrastructure sponsors and asset owners have traditionally looked first to private exits – whether through bilateral sales,...
5/14/2026 3:09:36 PM King’s Speech 2026 – key announcements for business By Lloyd Rees The King’s Speech and the State Opening of the UK Parliament took place yesterday with the legislative priorities of the Labour...
5/14/2026 8:33:07 AM Inside Infrastructure: Beyond the Building: The New Frontier of Data Centre Finance By Stuart Rowson Ally McKechnie Pascal Despard Matt Bastion +1 more... Show less Data centres remain one of the most dynamic and structurally inventive segments of the infrastructure financing market. Capital is...
5/6/2026 2:03:37 PM High Court sanctions Waldorf’s (second) highly contested restructuring plan By Caroline Platt Rachel Seeley Emma Gateaud Katharina Crinson +1 more... Show less Summary On 5 May 2026, Mr Justice Michael Green sanctioned the restructuring plan proposed by UK oil and gas company Waldorf Production...
5/5/2026 8:18:37 AM Where national interest ends: the Commission's new guidance on Member States' powers in EU-dimension mergers By Uwe Salaschek Matthias Wahls Apart from the new "theories of benefit" (covered here) and novel theories of harm such as entrenchment (covered here), the European...