On 20 January 2026, the UK Department for Business and Trade (DBT) published a consultation paper, “Refining our competition regime” (the Consultation), proposing targeted legislative reforms to the UK competition...more
1/21/2026
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Transactions falling below traditional jurisdictional filing thresholds (i.e., where the parties don’t meet the relevant turnover thresholds) have historically been regarded as low risk from a merger control perspective, but...more
9/18/2025
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On 20 August, the UK government issued a Final Order under Section 26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) blocking a proposed joint venture between Versarien plc (Versarien) and Anhui Boundary Innovative...more
8/26/2025
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