The UK government has proposed major changes to the UK merger control decision-making procedures and jurisdictional tests as part of a broader initiative to encourage investment and promo...
In response to pressure from the UK government, the CMA continues to implement changes to UK merger control to showcase its commitment to the ‘4Ps’ (pace, predictability, proportional...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce and partner and Mergers & Acquisitions co-chair Louis Goldberg are contributing editors of Lexology’s Panoramic: Private M&A 2026...
The UK’s new consumer protection regime equips the CMA with extensive new direct enforcement powers, establishes additional banned practices, and provides for penalties as high as 10% o...
Davis Polk partner and Europe practice head Will Pearce and partner and Mergers & Acquisitions co-chair Louis Goldberg are contributing editors of Lexology’s Panoramic: Private M&A 2025...
On 3 September 2024, the EU Court of Justice ruled that EU Member States cannot refer transactions to the European Commission if those transactions are not caught by their own national me...
On 24 May 2024, the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act received royal assent, representing the most significant reform to UK competition and consumer law in over a decade.
On January 24, 2024, the European Commission announced a package of initiatives to strengthen the EU’s economic security, including a series of proposed changes to the EU foreign invest...
Davis Polk Special Adviser Frances Dethmers, counsel Matthew Yeowart and associate Emma Walsh authored “Navigating M&A deal clearance in a complex regulatory environment” in Financier...
More than ever, M&A transactions can be subject to detailed antitrust reviews in multiple jurisdictions. This can complicate deal negotiations, extend closing timelines and raise greater ...
