merger control

On 15th January 2026, the Office for Competition within the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (“Malta NCA”) published a request for consultation on its proposed changes (“Consultation”…

IntroductionIreland’s national competition authority, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“CCPC”), has recently increased scrutiny of mergers using Assessments (i.e. a Statement of…

In her September 2024 Mission Letter, Commission President von der Leyen directed Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera to develop a “new approach to competition policy” to “reflect the growing…

The Spanish Competition Authority (CNMC) has approved the creation of a joint venture for the manufacture and commercialisation of ready-mix concrete in phase I, subject to commitments (C/1586/25…

Introduction2025 is proving a busy year for merger control in China, as the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – China’s antitrust authority – is beefing up merger control…

Does the European Commission’s (Commission’s) second conditional approval under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) signal a new approach to sustainability issues in EU merger cases?  On November…

The European Commission’s (the Commission’s) review of its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines (HMG and NHMG, respectively; together, the Guidelines) is well under way. While the update…

The Burger King Merger: A Missed OpportunityIn June 2021, South Africa’s competition enforcers made headlines by blocking the acquisition of Burger King South Africa to an American private equity…

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…