On December 15, 2020, the European Commission (EC) unveiled a set of proposals to regulate digital platforms. The draft laws include antitrust-related requirements, addressed by the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and more general...more
In the field of antitrust, the current COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges for merging parties and agencies worldwide. As the crisis unfolds, enforcement against cartels, investigations of excessive pricing, and...more
3/23/2020
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electronic Filing ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
France ,
Germany ,
Mergers ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
UK
As reported in an earlier alert, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been stepping up enforcement action against breaches of its procedural rules on merger control. This alert highlights the CMA's recent...more
With Brexit now just a few days away, deal makers are brushing up their knowledge of the UK's merger control regime. One notable feature of the system in the UK is the strict stance that the Competition and Markets Authority...more
1/22/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Interim Measures ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Strict Compliance ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT)
As merger reviews become more thorough and document-intensive, companies planning to engage in global M&A deals in 2018 should factor potentially lengthier merger reviews by the European Commission (EC) into their deal...more