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European Commission Launches EU-US Privacy Shield

12th July 2016
This new framework protects the fundamental rights of anyone in the EU whose personal data is transferred to the United States as well as bringing legal clarity for businesses relying on transatlantic data transfers. Andrus Ansip, Commission Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, said: "We have approved the new EU-U.S. Privacy Shield today. It will protect […]
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Brexit: Near-Term Negative for US Banks

28th June 2016
"The surprising Brexit results, coming after recent polls indicated that a majority of UK citizens were in favour of remaining in the European Community, will now likely create several headwinds for US banks. We now see a further decline in long-term US interest rates, a stronger US Dollar, and low probability that the Fed will […]
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Brexit: What Will Change in Economic & Market Scenarios

27th June 2016
The vote for Brexit is, we believe, likely to reinforce a recent loss of momentum in parts of the UK economy. We believe the result of the referendum will hit consumer and business confidence, at least in the short term. Business investment, already fragile, will be hurt, and so will credit growth. Capital outflows are […]
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Bayer Monsanto $62 Billion Bid Led by Allen & Overy and Sullivan

24th May 2016
In response to further market speculation and stakeholder inquiries, Bayer is publicly disclosing the contents of its private proposal to acquire Monsanto. Bayer has made an all-cash offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Monsanto Company for $122 per share or an aggregate value of $62 billion. This offer, […]
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SwiftKey joins Microsoft, advised by Cooley

5th February 2016
Cooley London advised the shareholders of SwiftKey, including the founders Jon Reynolds and Ben Medlock and investors such as Accel Partners, Index Ventures and Octopus Investments on its acquisition by Microsoft. David Bresnick, London based partner in Cooley’s corporate team commented on the acquisition: “Given the number of parties involved and the short timeframe we […]
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Southern Company to acquire AGL Resources for $12 billion

15th September 2015
Jones Day is advising Southern Company (NYSE: SO) in its acquisition of AGL Resources (NYSE: GAS) in a cash transaction with an enterprise value of approximately $12 billion, including total equity value of approximately $8 billion. The transaction is structured as a reverse triangular merger pursuant to which AGL will become a wholly owned subsidiary […]
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