Media coverage: Fusions Acquisitions - Can regulatory constraints on mergers and foreign investment align with the rescue of distressed targets?

In an increasingly challenging economic environment, major corporate restructurings and M&A deals involving distressed targets—often acquired by foreign investors—are becoming more common.

This raises the question of whether regulatory constraints on merger control and foreign investments can be compatible with the urgent need to rescue struggling businesses.

Writing for Fusions Acquisitions magazine's restructuring issue, restructuring and insolvency partner Alexandre Koenig, competition of counsel Laetitia Ghebali and restructuring and insolvency associate Lauriane Chauvet examine how these regulations can be adjusted to facilitate the revival of distressed companies while ensuring market protection and national interests.

Click here to read the French-language article.