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Horizon Scanning: Investigations and Enforcement
In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
Global | Publication | January 2019
Disruptive technology has the potential to transform the infrastructure, mining and commodities industries. Whilst some of these sectors have seen less M&A activity driven by disruptive technology, there is appetite amongst key players to invest in, acquire, and partner with businesses that can provide services which include the use of:
Norton Rose Fulbright advised De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company which is 85% owned by Anglo American, in respect of a ground-breaking blockchain platform, Tracr. Tracr is an end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform. It will provide a first-of-its-kind digital register for diamonds to ensure authenticity, traceability and accountability across the diamond value chain. The platform is intended to be an industry-wide, open source solution delivering value to all ecosystem participants, including producers, manufacturers, traders, retailers, brands, financiers and consumers. It was recently announced that Alrosa, the Russian diamond mining group, has joined the platform’s pilot programme, alongside other industry leaders from the diamond manufacturing and retail sectors.
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In this horizon scan, we focus on key developments affecting companies operating in the UK, including in light of the recent change in UK government.
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On 3 September 2024, the ECJ delivered its judgment in Illumina’s appeal against the General Court’s (GC) judgment confirming the European Commission’s (EC) powers to review concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) in circumstances where no Member State has jurisdiction under national law.
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