The Linklaters Podcast

Merger Control and Foreign Investment Issues in M&A // Antitrust & Foreign Investment

Episode 4: Asia Bitesize Antitrust Podcast Series 2023

Dealmaking continues to become increasingly complicated with the ever-growing reach of antitrust regulators. How can investors best prepare for and navigate through a fast-moving environment? In this episode, Niranjan Arasaratnam, our Global Co-Head of TMT sector, joins Marcus Pollard to share their insights into the merger control and foreign investment issues you should consider in M&A transactions. Tune in to explore the practical tips for mitigating potential regulatory risks when doing M&A deals.

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Southeast Asia Merger Control Updates // Antitrust & Foreign Investment

Episode 3: Asia Bitesize Antitrust Podcast Series 2023

Six out of ten ASEAN members already have active cross-sector merger control. With mature systems becoming more sophisticated and newer jurisdictions taking shape, it is time to get up to speed with what you should know when investing in the world’s most bustling region. In this episode, Linh Bui from Allens’ Ho Chi Minh City office and our Bangkok partner Sutthipong Koohasaneh join Marcus Pollard in bringing you the latest merger control trends in Southeast Asia. Diving into key antitrust jurisdictions such as Thailand and Vietnam, our experts share their insights on their distinctive characteristics and recent developments, as well as ASEAN’s information-sharing portal for merger reviews that might arrive as soon as this quarter. Come with us on our tour around Southeast Asia.

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New data privacy regime in Indonesia // TMT

This podcast series is curated by our formal association firm in Indonesia, Widyawan & Partners.

Episode 5: Regulatory Developments in Indonesia – a Multi-Sectoral Highlight

In October 2022, the Indonesian government finally issued the long-awaited Personal Data Protection Law, which marks a new regime in Indonesian data privacy regulations. This has now been almost one year since the issuance of the Personal Data Protection Law, and there is still one year until the end of the transitional period. In this episode, our corporate M&A partner Yolanda Hutapea and managing associate, Kevin Eduard Matindas will discuss on what has been changed by the Personal Data Protection Law in the past year, how market players have adapted to these new changes, and what to expect until the end of the transitional period.

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The spin-off of insurance company’s sharia units // Corporate

This podcast series is curated by our formal association firm in Indonesia, Widyawan & Partners.

Episode 4: Regulatory Developments in Indonesia – a Multi-Sectoral Highlight

The Financial Services Authority (“OJK”) finally issued the long awaited OJK Regulation No. 11 of 2023 on Spin-off of Sharia Units of Insurance Companies and Reinsurance Companies (“OJK Reg 11”). The obligation to spin-off sharia unit was mandated by the Insurance Law. However, due to lack of guidelines to implement this spin-off requirement, only few insurers have completed their sharia unit spin-off. OJK Reg 11 is issued to accommodate feedback from the industry to give clearer guidance on the spin-off requirements. This OJK Reg 11 is expected to boost the insurers’ compliance to spin-off its sharia unit, the topic will be discussed by our corporate M&A partner, Teguh Arwiko and managing associate, Tengku Almira Adlinisa in this episode.

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