European Union: M&A/Private Equity

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On 2 October 2025, bill of law 8627 (Bill) implementing Directive (EU) 2024/1619 (CRD VI), and part of the EMIR 3 Package on the concentration risks arising from exposures to third-country central counterparties...

Key takeaway #1 The European Commission promises to consider the specificities of the defense sector and its contribution to defense readiness in its competition enforcement (antitrust, merger control and State aid control).

Significant changes have been introduced to the Non-Habitual Residents Regime (NHR) in Portugal.

For Portuguese taxpayers, royalty income is generally treated as part of their normal taxable income and is subject to the standard corporate income tax (CIT) rate. Any withholding tax (WHT) paid on this income is considered a pre-payment toward the final CIT liability.

Le Conseil d'Etat annule deux arrêts de la CAA de Paris ayant qualifié d'actif incorporel une indemnité versée dans le cadre d'une réorganisation intragroupe.

The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 was commenced with effect from 6 January 2025 and gives the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment wide-ranging powers...

A decade of data driven insights into the choreography of successful M&A.

In der digitalisierten Wirtschaft stellen Daten und Geschäftsprozesse eine wesentliche Grundlage der Wertschöpfung dar. Zunehmende Auslagerungen zentraler Funktionen – etwa Finanz-buchhaltung, Lohn- und Gehaltsabrechnung, Zahlungsabwicklung, IT-Hosting, Rechen-zentrumsbetrieb und Cloud-Services – erhöhen das Risikoprofil von Organisationen.