This sounds like a new product idea for our brave new global marketplace
(AMSTERDAM, July 15, 2008) ? Kluwer Law International has launched Kluwer Merger Check (www.kluwermergercheck.com), a unique new online tool edited by Sarah Beeston of Van Doorne N.V. Kluwer Law International is part of the Wolters Kluwer Law & Business group, a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key legal and compliance specialty areas (www.kluwerlaw.com). Kluwer Merger Check allows users to identify jurisdictions in which a proposed transaction (merger, acquisition or full-function joint venture) is subject to a notification obligation under national or supra-national concentration control regimes. Users are led step-by-step through a clear and concise set of questions and answers ? enabling them to identify the notification and filing requirements that relate to their transaction.
?I welcome the arrival of Kluwer Merger Check which should help law firms and companies clarify jurisdictional issues relating to mergers and acquisitions. It seems to be easy to use, informative and accurate,? said Philip Lowe, Director General, DG Competition of the European Commission.
Jurisdictions Covered Kluwer Merger Check covers the following jurisdictions: European Union, EFTA, Austria , Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States. About the Editors and Contributors
The editor, Sarah Beeston, leads the European and Competition Law Group of Van Doorne in Amsterdam. The co-editor, Marnix de Mej, is an associate in Van Doorne?s European and Competition Law Group. Contributors to Kluwer Merger Check include: Raoul Hoffer, Binder Gr?sswang, Vienna; Koen Platteau, Loyens & Loeff, Brussels; Peter Petrov, Borislav Boyanov & Co, Sofia;Andreas Thoma, George L. Savvides & Co, Limasse; Jiri Nemec, Brzobahat? Broz & Honsa, Prague, Jens Munk Plum, Kromann Reumert, Copenhagen; Tanel Kalaus, Raidla Lejins & Norcous, Tallinn;Niko Hukkinen, Roschier, Helsinki; Emanuelle van den Broucke, Salans, Paris; Alexander Birnstiel, N?rr Stiefenhofer Lutz, M ?nchen; Judit Budai, Szecskay, Budapest; Alan McCarthy, A&L Goodbody,Dublin;Livia Magrone Furlotti, Nunziante Magrone, Milan; Dace Silava-Tomsone, Raidla Lejins & Norcous, Irmantas Norkus, Raidla Lejins & Norcous, Vilnius; Nicola Camilleri, Fenech & Fenech Advocates, Valletta; Agnieszka Stefanowicz-Baranska, Salans, Warsaw; Edurne Navarro, Uria Men?ndez, Brussels; Joaquim Caimoto Duarte, Uria Men?ndez, Lisbon; Lucian A Bondoc, Salans, Bucharest; Ondrej Du?ek, Peterka & Partners, Prague; Guenter Bauer, Wolf Theiss, Ljubljana; Edurne Navarro, Uria Men?ndez, Belgium; Stefan Perv?n Lindeborg, Mannheimer Swartling, Brussels, Trond Stang, Schjodt, Oslo; Subrata Bhattacharjee, Heenan Blaikie, Ontario; Steven J Kaiser, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Washington; Sarah Beeston, Van Doorne N.V., Amsterdam.
For more information or a free two-week trial of Kluwer Merger Check, go to www.kluwermergercheck.com, contact a sales representative at +1 800 638 8437 for the United States and Latin America, +1 800 268 4522 for Canada , (+31) 172 64 1562 for Europe and the rest of the world, or e-mail nysalesorder@aspenpublishers.com for the United States and Latin America, cservice@cch.ca for Canada or sales@kluwerlaw.com for Europe and the rest of the world.
We’ll try to pound on it a bit for a full review, but if anyone has tried this, or may have use for it, please drop me a note.
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