03 June 2020
Bird & Bird advises the Guinness PRO14 on its partnership with CVC Capital Partners
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/global/bird-and-bird-advises-the-guinness-pro14-on-its-partnership-with-cvc-capital-partners

International law firm, Bird & Bird, acts for the organiser of the Guinness PRO14 rugby union tournament, Celtic Rugby DAC, on a strategic investment by CVC Capital Partners

27 October 2020
London team advises longstanding client, Crowdcube, on its merger with Seedrs which is expected to create the world’s largest private equity marketplace
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/united-kingdom/london-team-advises-longstanding-client-crowdcube-on-its-merger-with-seedrs-which-is-expected

Bird & Birds London team is advising on the merger of its longstanding client, Crowdcube with Seedrs, which was announced on 5 October 2020. The transaction is expected to accelerate the two companies’ plans to create ...

11 February 2021
Bird & Bird advises Seedtag on the acquisition of recognified
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2021/germany/bird-and-bird-beraet-seedtag-beim-erwerb-von-recognified

Bird & Bird LLP has advised Seedtag Advertising S.L., one of the leading contextual advertising platforms in Europe and Latin America, on the acquisition of Munich-based recognified GmbH.

19 November 2020
UK: The show must go on – hope for the Festival Season 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/uk/the-show-must-go-on-hope-for-the-festival-season-2021

If you are wondering whether you’ll be able to sport your wellies for next year’s festival season, you’ll be pleased to hear that the government’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (“DCMS”) Committee announced last week ...

15 December 2020
MediaWrites Webinar: Commercialising E-Sports in Asia Pacific – A Masterclass with PSG Talon
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/mediawrites-webinar-commercialising-esports-in-asia-pacific

In this recording of a unique event hosted by Bird & Bird, we discuss how e-sports is being commercialised in Asia Pacific with one of the most exciting companies to emerge in the region, PSG Talon. You can watch it via ...

13 January 2021
Bird & Bird advises Eve Systems on investors entry
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/germany/bird-and-bird-beraet-eve-systems-beim-einstieg-eines-investors

Bird & Bird LLP advised Eve Systems GmbH on the entry of Taiwanese Dexatek Technology Ltd as strategic investor. Following the investment, Dexatek now holds a minority stake of 19% in Eve Systems GmbH.

15 June 2020
Commission seeks views on 'gatekeeper' platforms and a new competition tool
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/commission-seeks-views-on-gatekeeper-platforms-and-a-new-competition-tool

On 2 June, the Commission launched a public consultation on its forthcoming Digital Services Act plus a New Competition Tool and is requesting feedback on roadmaps including one on ex ante regulatory instruments for ...

12 August 2019
Australia: Digital Platforms and Unfair Contract Terms
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/digital-platforms-and-unfair-contract-terms

In Recommendation 20 of the Final Report of the Digital Platforms Inquiry, the ACCC has recommended that the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) in Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) be amended to ...

17 November 2020
European industrial policy vs. European competition law: state of play 18 months after the Siemens-Alstom decision
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/european-industrial-policy-vs-european-competition-law-state

The European Commission's decision to block the Siemens-Alstom mega-merger in February 2019 provoked the anger of the French and German governments that had backed the deal. Eighteen months after this decision and an ...

13 June 2019
AIM Corporate Governance – A Survey of Codes
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/uk/aim-corporate-governance--a-survey-of-codes

AIM companies must now disclose details of the recognised corporate governance code that it has adopted, how the company complies with this code or, where it departed from this code, an explanation of the reasons for ...