Peter Citron

The EU General Court has handed down two significant judgments clarifying the boundaries of the European Commission’s powers to issue requests for information (RFIs) in merger control proceedings…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (the "CMA") has unveiled its Annual Plan for 2026–2027 (the "Plan"), setting out the authority's strategic priorities and workplan for the year ahead.The…

The European Commission has published for public consultation proposal to revise the General Block Exemption Regulation on State aid (GBER), with its entry into force scheduled for 1 January 2027…

The European Commission and the United Kingdom have signed a landmark EU-UK Competition Cooperation Agreement (“Agreement”), establishing the first formal post-Brexit framework for structured…

Winter Break As in previous years, the Kluwer Competition Law Blog will take a short winter break. There will be no new posts published between 24 December and 6 January. We would like to thank our…

Recognising that innovation is essential to driving growth in Europe, the European Commission (EC) has made it one of the central themes in the modernisation of the EU merger control framework. The…

As we approach the second anniversary of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we take stock of the latest statistics and offer practical insights for private equity (PE) sponsors. Drawing on…

The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is taking significant steps to evolve its approach to merger control, introducing a new Mergers Charter and launching a review of its merger remedies…

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a suite of guidance documents that set out how it intends to exercise its powers under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers…