Get maintained, up-to-date information on key jurisdictional and procedural issues for all merger control regimes around the world. Plus, Where to Notify, our calculator that carries out MJ merger assessments for you.
Regularly updated information on key jurisdictional and procedural issues for worldwide foreign direct investment (FDI) control regimes. Get summary grids, jurisdictional guides, and a news feed summarizing developments.
A database of published decisions. 30 filters like transaction type, industry and market definition, and substantive assessment. Plus decisions from key jurisdictions from 2007, and new jurisdictions constantly added.
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Banking and Finance analysis: This news analysis looks at the decision in L1T FM Holdings Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal agreed with the High Court...
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the latest State aid developments....
This week's edition of Competition weekly highlights includes, from a UK perspective: (1) the CMA's decision that Vandemoortele/Délifrance merger...
A round-up of UK competition law developments, including the latest UK merger control developments....
A round-up of EU competition law developments, including (amongst other things) the Commission launches in-depth investigation into Nuctech Technology...
Austria behavioural investigations—closed cases trackerThis table summarises all completed investigations by Austria’s competition authority (the...
Burundi merger controlNote—to see whether notification thresholds in Burundi and throughout the world are met, see further: Where to Notify.1. Have...
Thailand FDI control1. What is the applicable legislation?The main legislation applicable to foreign direct investment (FDI) is the Foreign Business...
UMG/Downtown (M.11956)CASE HUB See further, timeline.Case factsOutlineEuropean Commission merger investigation into the proposed acquisition of...
EU State aid decisions—ongoing cases trackerBelow tracks recent European Commission ongoing in-depth investigations and ongoing State aid sector...
Competition law compliance—meeting with competitors risk assessmentDate of risk assessment[Insert date]Person(s) conducting risk assessment[Insert...
Clean team agreementThis AGREEMENT is made the [insert date] day of [insert month] [insert year]Parties1[Party 1] a company incorporated in [England...
Competition law compliance policy1Introduction1.1Competition benefits both businesses and consumers. It shows companies where they need to improve;...
Competition law compliance—meeting with competitors—checklist for staffMeetings with competitors carry a high competition law risk.Please complete...
Training materials—the Vertical Agreements Block Exemption and Distribution Agreements (EU)This Precedent presentation has been designed as a training...
Multi-jurisdictional foreign direct investment (FDI) control gridThis grid summarises when foreign direct investment (FDI) filings may be required in...
Market definition and analysis in competition lawMarket definition is the starting point for most competition law assessments and plays a central and...
Laos merger controlA conversation with David Fruitman, Regional Competition Counsel, and Kristy Newby, Country Managing Director, Lao PDR, at regional...
MJ merger grid—jurisdictionThe grid below sets out the notification thresholds as according to local legislation for all merger control regimes in the...
Market sharingWhere competitors 'carve up' markets or customers, or limit access into a market they are in effect isolating their business from...
Penalties in UK competition casesThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and sectoral regulators with concurrent competition powers may impose...
Court of Justice appeals—ongoing cases trackerThe tables below lists competition appeal cases currently live (lodged or heard post 01/01/2012) before...
Article 102 TFEU—the prohibition on abuse of dominanceIn the EU, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by Article 102 TFEU. In particular,...
Clean team agreementThis AGREEMENT is made the [insert date] day of [insert month] [insert year]Parties1[Party 1] a company incorporated in [England...
EU phase II mergers—closed cases trackerThe table lists all completed European Commission phase II merger investigations since 2000 as well as other...
Cases C- 48/22 P Google and Alphabet v Commission (Google Shopping)CASE HUBSee further, timeline.Case factsOutlineAppeal against the General Court's...
Chapter II prohibitionIn the UK, unilateral or ‘dominant’ firm conduct is governed by section 18 of the Competition Act 1998 (the Competition Act)....
Collective proceedings in the Competition Appeal TribunalSTOP PRESS: This PN has been affected by the CAT’s recent judgments in Justin Le Patourel v...
UK merger remedies—practice and policyUnder the Enterprise Act 2002, when investigating mergers, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has the...
Pre-merger information exchange and integration planningThe due diligence and negotiation of a merger will inevitably involve exchanges of information...
Hong Kong FDI controlA conversation with Chin Yeoh, partner, at multinational law firm Ashurst, on key issues on foreign direct investment (FDI)...
Brazil merger controlA conversation with José Inacio F. de Almeida Prado Filho, partner, Luiz Galvão, senior associate, and Brenda Corrêa, associate,...
Collusive conduct between undertakings to avoid competition between bidders in response to an invitation to tender.
A system whereby only appointed distributors and retailers are permitted to purchase and resell the producer's goods.
Every entity engaged in an economic activity regardless of the legal status and the way in which it is financed. See Court of Justice ruling in Case C-41/90 Hofner and Elser v. Macrotron GmbH [1991] ECR I-1979.