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In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk....more
In February 2024, we shared an update on the UAE’s competition landscape in which we summarised the changes brought by Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 on the Regulation of Competition (the New Law). Notably, in the update...more
The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
On 3 September 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission (Commission) cannot encourage or accept referrals for below-threshold deals from national competition authorities if those...more
On September 3, 2024, the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the European Commission (EC) had no jurisdiction to review Illumina’s acquisition of Grail, overturning the EU’s revised Article 22...more
The General Authority for Competition imposed significant fines against two companies for failing to submit a merger control filing for an economic concentration that meets the notification thresholds. The fines come on the...more
Enforcement strengthens with more complexity - Globally, antitrust enforcement in 2024 is on track to repeat the themes of 2023. Expect continued use by the agencies of novel theories of antitrust harm and increasing...more
On 29 March 2023, Saudi Arabia's antitrust regulator increased the minimum turnover threshold for merger control filings from 100 million to 200 million Saudi Riyals, which should reduce the number of unnecessary...more
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid - The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more
Merger control enforcement continues to surge around the world and reaches well beyond the largest and traditionally most active enforcers (e.g., United States, European Commission, China, and Brazil). Beyond these countries,...more
This is the latest Jones Day Global Merger Control Update, which discusses recent developments in current merger regimes, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide. Over the past few years, merger...more