Major Reforms Proposed for UK Merger Control: What Dealmakers Need to Know
Cooley M&A
MAY 26, 2022
On April 20, 2022, the UK government announced wide-ranging reforms to UK competition and consumer law policy , including significant threshold changes to the UK merger control regime. In particular, while the government aims to retain the UK’s voluntary and non-suspensory merger regime, the proposed reforms plan to expand the already extensive ability of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to scrutinize mergers.
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