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Fake or misleading consumer reviews: time's running out to put your house in order

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is about to start enforcing new rules designed to prevent the publication of fake or misleading consumer reviews.  Have you considered how you'd respond if the CMA asks what your business has done to comply?

Travers Smith advises Marshall Group on cross-border carve-out sale

Travers Smith LLP has advised long-standing client Marshall Group on the sale of Slingsby Advanced Composites to Mangohojden AB, a privately held Swedish company seeking to develop a group of specialist aerospace and defence businesses.

Travers Smith advises RPM International on its agreement to acquire Star Brands

Travers Smith has advised NYSE-listed RPM International Inc., which owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services, on the acquisition of the Star Brands Group, the UK-based parent company of The Pink Stuff, for RPM's subsidiary, Rust-Oleum. 

Insights for In-house Counsel - Spring 2025

Our regular round-up of recent and forthcoming developments in law and practice for in-house counsel.

Merging Priorities: Impact of 'Pro-Growth Agenda' on UK Merger Control

The Competition & Markets Authority ('CMA'), alongside other UK regulators, has been under pressure to align with, and advance, the UK Government's 'pro-growth agenda'. Merger control has, in particular, come under fire - with the Government aiming for a more certain, proportionate, transparent and thus more business-friendly approach.

The UK’s tough new consumer regime: is your business ready for the 6 April start date?

6 April 2025 has now been confirmed as the "go live" date for most of the consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ("DMCCA"). These changes will give the UK one of the toughest enforcement regimes in the world, with the prospect of fines of up to 10% of global turnover on B2C businesses for infringing UK consumer law.

Travers Smith to open in Brussels

Leading independent law firm Travers Smith LLP announces that it is to open a new office in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, further strengthening its international Competition Practice. 

The UK, the EU and the law of limitation

In Issue 8 of ThoughtLeaders4 Competition Magazine, Joseph Moore and Imogen Nolan discuss the Court of Appeal's decision in the Umbrella Interchange litigation regarding the law of limitation and its implications for competition claims in the UK post-Brexit.

Competition law & gaming - Episode one

In a brand-new podcast, hosted by our competition experts, you can learn about the ways in which the hot topics in competition law impact, and apply to, the gaming industry.

Travers Smith advises Steve Madden on definitive agreement to acquire Kurt Geiger

Travers Smith has advised Steve Madden (Nasdaq: SHOO), a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear, accessories and apparel, on a definitive agreement to acquire UK-based Kurt Geiger from a group led by Cinven for an enterprise value of approximately £289m in cash.

National Security and the Labour Government

With the first UK Labour Government since 2010 now firmly with their feet under the table, this is a good opportunity to take stock of how the Government is approaching national security reviews under the UK's National Security and Investment Act ("NSIA") regime.   

Cloud services: What's the CMA's provisional verdict and why does it matter?

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published the provisional decision in its cloud services market investigation.  It provisionally recommends that the cloud service activities of the two largest players, Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, should be investigated using the CMA's new powers to regulate Big Tech under the UK's Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act.

Travers Smith advises Nest on its investment into IFM

Travers Smith LLP advised longstanding client Nest Corporation – the trustee of the National Employment Savings Trust – on the acquisition of a ten percent shareholding in Industry Super Holdings, the holding company of IFM Investors, a global institutional investor and asset manager operating across the infrastructure, debt investments and private equity markets. 

Major changes to UK consumer law are imminent: is your business ready?

The consumer law provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 are expected to come into effect in April 2025. As well as new rules on pricing, fake reviews and subscription contracts, B2C businesses will face a much tougher enforcement regime – with the prospect of fines of up to 10% of global turnover.  We explain how you can protect your business from the risks and even use the legislation to your advantage.

Big tech: major cloud providers in the firing line?

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is already conducting a market investigation into cloud service providers, including Amazon and Microsoft.  On 1 January 2025, it gained extensive new powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ("DMCC Act").  We look at whether these developments could lead to tougher regulation of major players in cloud services and what that would mean for their customers.

Travers Smith advises DBAY Advisors on cash offer for Alliance Pharma plc

Travers Smith is pleased to have advised DBAY Advisors, an international asset management firm which manages a range of funds and investment vehicles for endowments, foundations and other institutional investors, and Aegros Bidco Limited, on the recommended cash offer for Alliance Pharma plc, valued at approximately £350 million.

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