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In a merger control environment that has been steadily evolving over the past several years, M&A parties can less and less rely solely on traditional notification thresholds to assess filing obligations and antitrust risk....more
The judgment rejects the European Commission’s expansive re-interpretation of the European Union Merger Regulation, stressing the need for legal certainty in line with the EU legislature’s intent....more
On 3 September 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the European Commission (Commission) cannot encourage or accept referrals for below-threshold deals from national competition authorities if those...more
In a landmark decision, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has limited the European Commission’s (EC) ability to review mergers that fall outside thresholds at the EC level and in the Member States seeking to refer the...more
On September 3, 2024, the EU’s highest court, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), ruled that the European Commission (EC) had no jurisdiction to review Illumina’s acquisition of Grail, overturning the EU’s revised Article 22...more
Antitrust authorities continue to use powers to review deals that fall below merger control filing thresholds. For merging parties this means uncertainty. It is crucial that the possibility of review – including a...more
In July 2022, the EC received from the GC in Illumina/Grail an important endorsement of its recent change in the Article 22 referral policy....more
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid - The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more