Europe

October 13, 2020

BGF Multi-million investment in Croom Precision Medical

By Alice Steen of HOMS Solicitors

Congratulations to BGF, Ireland’s largest growth capital investor, on closing their multi-million euro investment in Croom Precision Medical on 7th October 2020. BGF in Ireland is supported by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) and the main Irish banks. This is their third investment completed in an Irish business since June of this year and the sixth investment completed in less than two years. BGF only takes minority positions in the businesses in which it invests, and it aims to support and facilitate the growth plans of existing owners.

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October 12, 2020

Fladgate survey reveals 35% of SMEs out of business within a year – but there is a solution

By Fladgate LLP

Presenting our Restart Capital campaign and survey results – private investment is the answer

We are delighted to present to you the results of our Restart Capital survey. The survey of over 500 SMEs and 100 investors confirmed to us some brutal realities.

We expected SMEs to confirm difficulties but we did not think that 35% of SMEs would expect to be out of business within the next 12 months.

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September 28, 2020

Ignoring or groundlessly rejecting to permit the goods import both constitute an act of unfair competition

By Lidings Law Firm

18 September 2020 the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (the FAS) published the full decisions on cases No. 1-14-163/00-08-18 and 1-14-164\00-08-18. According to the decisions, Daimler AG and KYB Corporation breached art. 14.8 of the Russian Antitrust law by committing acts of unfair competition.

It was to consider whether a right holder is entitled to ignore or groundlessly reject requests from potential importers of goods, marked with right holder designations. The FAS rejected such a right and indicated the following criteria to be met to acknowledge unfair competition:

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September 23, 2020

Roszdravnadzor has defined criteria for blocking websites selling medicines

By Lidings Law Firm

4 September 2020 the Russian Ministry of Justice registered the Order No. 5527 of Roszdravnadzor dd. 29 June 2020, approving criteria for evaluating the information, publication of which may result in a website inclusion in the register of prohibited websites and its blocking. The Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) renders such a decision.

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September 23, 2020

The Russian Government passed new rules on the medicines interchangeability

By Lidings Law Firm

The new rules on the medicines interchangeability No. 1360 (hereinafter – the Rules) enacted by the Russian Government have entered into force on 9 September 2020 .

The Rules do not cover herbal and homeopathic medicines.

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September 21, 2020

Donal Creaton shares how we are embracing technology and being resilient through change

By Alice Steen of HOMS Solicitors

JD Supra, a thought leadership knowhow publisher, shared our insights into how Holmes O’Malley Sexton are embracing technology, going paperless and being resilient lawyers to achieve success and support for our clients during these changing times.

Listen to Donal Creaton (a litigation partner at Holmes O’Malley Sexton) and Lindsay Griffiths (International Lawyers Network (ILN)) in this podcast for advice on how your organisation can grow resilience and welcome change. In this episode of ILN’s podcast series, Lindsay and Donal dive into the importance of embracing technology and becoming paperless to allow for full flexibility in serving clients, as well as the resilience of lawyers.

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September 18, 2020

E-LEGAL® NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2020

By MGRA & Associados

I. EDITORIAL  –AMENDMENTS TO THE VAT CODE, THE VAT SYSTEM IN INTRA-COMMUNITY TRANSACTIONS AND TO THE PERSONAL INCOME TAX CODE

In the month of August there were several and relevant legislative approvals, of which we point out Law no. 47/2020, of August 24 which amended the VAT Code, the VAT System in Intra-Community Transactions and the complementary legislation related to this tax, in the context of the e-commerce processing, as well as Law no. 48/2020, of August 2 which proceeded with the amendment to the Personal Income Tax Code (“IRS”). Read more…

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September 15, 2020

The role of SIMEST S.p.A. as export and internationalization hub in Italy

By Stefano Rossi of EXPLegal
The role of SIMEST S.p.A. as export and internationalization hub in Italy
Author: Stefano Rossi SIMEST is the company in the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group1 (CDP…
Stefano Rossi

Together with SACE, SIMEST represents the Export and Internationalization Hub of the CDP Group, which brings together all the instruments to support Italian companies that wish to compete and grow internationally.

SIMEST, in particular, supports companies through their whole expansion cycle abroad, from the initial assessment of opening up to a new market, to expansion through direct investments. It operates through loans aimed at internationalization, export credit support and capital investments.

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August 31, 2020

Special rules for holding General Meetings in 2020

By Lidings Law Firm

Federal law No. 115-FZ of 07.04.2020 (as amended by Federal law No. 297-FZ of 31.07.2020) (“Law”) sets out the specifics for holding General Meetings of LLC and JSC shareholders in 2020:

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August 30, 2020

Changes in the Federal law “On the procedure for foreign investment in economic companies of strategic importance for national defense and state security”

By Lidings Law Firm

Starting from August 11, 2020, amendments to the Federal law “On the procedure for foreign investment in economic companies of strategic importance for national defense and state security” (“Law”) have come into force1, strengthening state control over transactions of foreign investors or a group of persons in respect of shares of companies of strategic importance for national defense and state security (“Company”).

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