D&I webinaari - Mitä minun pitäisi tietää yrityskauppavalvonnasta vuonna 2023? - Dittmar & Indrenius

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Jussi Koivusalo

Senior Associate

[email protected] +358 50 096 4187

Webinaarissa käydään läpi yrityskauppavalvonnan vuosi 2022 ja luodaan katsaus tulevaan.
D&I:n Senior Associate Jussi Koivusalo käsittelee yrityskauppojen ilmoitusvelvollisuuden määrittävien uusien liikevaihtorajojen taustan, uuden ilmoituspohjan tärkeimmät piirteet, viime vuoden keskeisimmät tapaukset sekä näistä kerättävissä olevat opit.

Saat vastaukset muun muassa seuraaviin kysymyksiin:

Milloin yrityskauppa on ilmoitettava Kilpailu- ja kuluttajavirastolle?
Miten uudet liikevaihtorajat muuttavat ilmoitusvelvollisuuden arviointia?
Miten uusi ilmoituspohja muuttaa ilmoituksen valmistelua?
Minkälaisiin kilpailuvaikutuksiin KKV kiinnittää huomiota tulevaisuudessa?

Tervetuloa mukaan!

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Speakers

Jussi Koivusalo

Senior Associate

[email protected] +358 50 096 4187

Service areas

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