3/14/2025 1:12:52 PM The next step in the CMA’s evolving approach to M&A By Colin Raftery James Aitken Alastair Chapman Karen Slaney +1 more... Show less On 12 March, the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) kicked off the next round of outreach in its “evolving approach to merger...
3/10/2025 3:50:43 PM Below threshold review: ACM calls in transaction for potential abuse of dominance By Winfred Knibbeler Paul van den Berg Felix Roscam Abbing On Friday 7 March, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (the ACM) announced that it was investigating the acquisition of...
12/3/2024 7:13:41 AM The Future of Indian Insurance M&A: Regulatory Changes Create New Opportunities for International Investors By David Schwintowski The insurance sector in India is poised to witness a surge in M&A, capturing the interest of both strategic and financial investors....
9/5/2024 9:51:15 AM Landmark reversal in Illumina/Grail: the European Commission’s power to review non-notifiable transactions curtailed By Tuna Tanik Jan Jeram Paul van den Berg Alvaro Pliego Selie Gisela Santos Laura Onken Kirsty Brown +4 more... Show less The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has definitively rejected the European Commission’s (Commission) novel and broad interpretation of...
7/31/2024 2:52:48 PM Does the FCA really want to consider mergers below thresholds from an antitrust perspective? By Alice Cabourdin Jérôme Philippe In its widely commented decision no. 24-D-05, the French Competition Authority (FCA) ruled that mergers below the thresholds - in this...
7/17/2024 4:56:16 PM Distressed carve-outs: great risks, great opportunities By Stefan Bajohr Franz Aleth Buying parts of a distressed company may offer great opportunities for buyers. When a company is struggling but not yet insolvent,...
5/1/2024 4:04:35 PM New mobility – key issues to consider By Juliane Hilf Pascal Cuche Sascha Arnold Jonas Köster Guillemette Burgala Fedor Teselkin Sara Barin Mesut Korkmaz +5 more... Show less Mobility without CO2 emissions Reducing CO2 emissions from the transport sector is one of the key ambitions of policy makers – not just...
4/30/2024 11:34:49 AM The CMA’s revised Phase 2 process – more than old wine in a new bottle? By Colin Raftery This article was first published by Global Competition Review on 25 April 2024. Following a public consultation launched in November...
4/30/2024 11:19:10 AM Clean hydrogen – what you need to know By Ulrich Scholz Pascal Cuche Tanguy Bardet Andreas Ruthemeyer James Chapman Olivier Rogivue Hendrik Wessling Louise Bragard +5 more... Show less Opportunities and risks of a clean hydrogen economy Clean hydrogen and its derivatives are widely seen as key enablers for the...
4/23/2024 11:27:56 AM Updating the UK national security and investment regime By Alastair Mordaunt Sarah Jensen Iona Crawford Reforms to “fine tune” the system – with more opportunities ahead for stakeholders to help make the regime as pro-business as possible A...
4/8/2024 9:11:35 AM Setback for the European Commission’s power to review non-notifiable transactions By Paul van den Berg Merit Olthoff Gian Luca Zampa Rikki Haria Tuna Tanik Jan Jeram Riccardo Fadiga +4 more... Show less On 21 March 2024, Advocate General (AG) Nicholas Emiliou recommended setting aside the General Court (GC) judgment in Illumina/Grail,...
3/21/2024 2:14:42 PM Italian below-thresholds merger review: taking stock of the first transactions “called-in” – it’s getting crowded there By Gian Luca Zampa Ermelinda Spinelli Alessandro Di Giò Cecilia Carli Ignazio Pinzuti Ansolini +2 more... Show less Approximately one year and a half has elapsed since the introduction of the power by the Italian Antitrust Authority (IAA) to “call-in”...