The risk of becoming the target of a hostile bid is not the sole domain of listed companies. Medium sized companies with a diversified ownership structure may often be tempting targets for bids from competing companies.

Studies consistently show that many M&A transactions fail to reach their full potential due to an unsuccessful integration process. A carve-out is, by its nature, one of the most operationally demanding...

This article examines the possibilities for the purchaser to receive full indemnification in asset sale and purchase agreements in such situations.

With the objective of mandating employers to pay compensation to employees for all non-competition agreements, the Finnish Government has proposed amendments to the Employment Contracts Act

Finland first entered the era of modern competition policy in the late 1980’s when the Finnish Competition Authority (FCA) was established.

According to the Finnish business weekly Talouselämä, the number of transactions characterised as being Finnish (either a Finnish target or a Finnish party as the seller or the purchaser), amounted to a total of 639 in 2003, a slight increase compared to approximately 625 - 630 transactions in 2002.

The revised Finnish Corporate Governance Code (the "Code") for Finnish listed companies was issued on 20 October 2008 replacing the Corporate Governance Recommendation from 2003.

D&I's annual merger control report highlights the most recent trends and developments in Finnish merger control enforcement.

D&I's annual merger control report highlights the most recent trends and developments in Finnish merger control enforcement. Although it was expected that 2021 was just calm before the storm, 2022...

Competition law has traditionally turned a cold shoulder to agreements restricting competition, even with climate-friendly objectives, or only rarely considered the benefits from such agreements.

The Finnish Market Court has imposed its first fine for resale price maintenance for over a decade. The judgment follows a European trend of competition authorities pursuing and fining resale price maintenance.

The new Competition Act entered into force in Finland on 1 November 2011, and it introduces a number of amendments to merger control provisions aimed at harmonizing the Finnish rules with EU rules.

The Finnish competition legislation is currently in the midst of an extensive reform. This reform process is brought about mainly by the topical reform of the EC competition rules and, thus, the desire to bring the Finnish competition law provisions in line with Articles 81 and 82 EC and align them with the requirements set forth in the Council Regulation 1/2003/EC.

Työmarkkinat on tyypillisesti rajattu kilpailulain soveltamisen ulkopuolelle. Viime aikoina kilpailuviranomaiset ovat kuitenkin tutkineet myös...

We are pleased to provide you with this Quarterly EU & Competition Newsletter, which summarises selected key highlights and recent developments in Finnish and EU competition law during the last quarter of 2022.

There are two main pieces of national legislation regulating the award of contracts by the contracting authorities: the Act on Public Contracts (Laki julkisista hankinnoista 348/2007; "APC") and the Act on the Procurement Procedures of Entities Operating in the Water, Energy, Transport and Postal Services Sectors (Laki vesi- ja energiahuollon, liikenteen ja postipalvelujen alalla toimivien yksiköiden hankinnoista 349/2007; "Utilities Act") which entered into force on 1 June 2007.