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<blockquote data-quote="LM" data-source="post: 49123" data-attributes="member: 9535"><p>Hi [USER=1999]@Raam[/USER]. Many thanks for your questions and of course, happy to go into further detail about my Antitrust seat. Specifically in regard to merger filings for a global M&A transaction, one of the common tasks for a trainee is to help conduct a jurisdictional analysis. Each country has their own individual filing requirements, which are predominantly determined based on the revenue generated by the business of the Buyer, the Seller and / or the Target. Each country will have different thresholds, which if met, result in a notification obligation being triggered to alert the relevant Competition Authority. Usually, the trainee will create a spreadsheet that sets out all the requirements for the various jurisdictions and provide their assessment of whether a filing should be made for each individual country. Another common task for a trainee is to prepare a preliminary market analysis. This involves researching merger cases that provide precedent decisions on how the market in question has been defined. It is the job of the Buyer's counsel to provide this analysis to the European Commission and the Commission shall then make an analysis of whether they deem the transaction to be anticompetitive or not. I am happy to provide further information regarding this area of law if you would find this helpful. </p><p></p><p>In regard to your second question, I wouldn't say there is specific set-knowledge that stands out transactional lawyers. That being said, at the associate level, transactional lawyers who have experience in a debt practice (i.e., a banking seat) generally have a more "holistic" understanding of M&A and thus, are able to provide additional advice to the client about structuring the transaction. Most transactions involve debt and therefore it is helpful to understand this side of a deal. </p><p></p><p>Hopefully this helps but please let me know if you would like any further information of any of the above.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LM, post: 49123, member: 9535"] Hi [USER=1999]@Raam[/USER]. Many thanks for your questions and of course, happy to go into further detail about my Antitrust seat. Specifically in regard to merger filings for a global M&A transaction, one of the common tasks for a trainee is to help conduct a jurisdictional analysis. Each country has their own individual filing requirements, which are predominantly determined based on the revenue generated by the business of the Buyer, the Seller and / or the Target. Each country will have different thresholds, which if met, result in a notification obligation being triggered to alert the relevant Competition Authority. Usually, the trainee will create a spreadsheet that sets out all the requirements for the various jurisdictions and provide their assessment of whether a filing should be made for each individual country. Another common task for a trainee is to prepare a preliminary market analysis. This involves researching merger cases that provide precedent decisions on how the market in question has been defined. It is the job of the Buyer's counsel to provide this analysis to the European Commission and the Commission shall then make an analysis of whether they deem the transaction to be anticompetitive or not. I am happy to provide further information regarding this area of law if you would find this helpful. In regard to your second question, I wouldn't say there is specific set-knowledge that stands out transactional lawyers. That being said, at the associate level, transactional lawyers who have experience in a debt practice (i.e., a banking seat) generally have a more "holistic" understanding of M&A and thus, are able to provide additional advice to the client about structuring the transaction. Most transactions involve debt and therefore it is helpful to understand this side of a deal. Hopefully this helps but please let me know if you would like any further information of any of the above. [/QUOTE]
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