As we enter 2023, the European Commission is redoubling its efforts to scrutinise transactions on a variety of bases. The focus has been on the digital sector for some time, but the impact of the Commission’s expanding...more
1/19/2023
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies
In 2020, European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager announced a new policy, under which the Commission will entertain requests from Member States to review mergers that do not meet the notification thresholds for...more
For almost as long as EU merger control has existed, scholars and practitioners have discussed and debated the European Commission’s (EC) split roles as investigator, prosecutor, judge, and jury under the EU Merger Regulation...more
The global COVID-19 pandemic is placing an unprecedented strain on healthcare systems around the world. At the same time, the knock on effects of the pandemic are hitting businesses and public authorities hard....more
The dawn of a new year provides a great opportunity to take stock of where EU merger control might go in the next year. In this blog, we outline what we consider to be five key trends to watch out for in EU merger control in...more
1/8/2020
/ Big Data ,
Canon ,
Competition Act ,
Consultation ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
General Electric ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Technology Sector ,
Toshiba ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Over the last year, we have noted an increased crackdown by competition agencies on so-called “gun jumping” – that is, the implementation of a merger before mandatory merger clearances are received. On 31 May 2018, the...more