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Ferrere - National expert for Bolivia

Bolivia is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Ferrere

Conference - informa connect: FDI & Foreign Subsidies Regulation

Join us on 27 June 2023 in Brussels for the informa connect: FDI & Foreign Subsidies Regulation conference. Hear from policy makers, in-house counsel and top legal minds from across Europe and gain insight to help you shape your M&A strategy and learn how to navigate foreign direct investment regimes.

Revision of the EU merger control procedural rules adopted: the arrival of the super-simplified procedure and other key take aways

By Christoff Soltau and Dr Bjoern Herbers (CMS Hasche Sigle)

Australia: ACCC Chair provides important new details on proposed shake-up of merger control laws

By Alyssa Phillips, Partner; Peter Armitage, Partner; John McKellar, Senior Associate; and Zoe Huang, Graduate (Ashurst)

From the catchment area to the relevant market - A model of geographic market definition on critical loss analysis

Merger control review below filing thresholds – the ECJ Towercast judgment adds one more arrow to the quiver

By Christoff Soltau and Dr Björn Herbers (CMS Hasche Sigle)

New higher and lower filing fees in the US

As per 27 February 2023, filing fees in the US have been significantly increased for large transactions, whereas there is a small reduction of fees for the smallest transactions. Filing fees can be seen in topic 36 in the Guide for the US.

New Appropriations Bill Reforms Antitrust Laws and Modifies HSR Fees

By Paul S. Jin, Kara Kuritz, Simone Waterbury, Kevin Walsh and Whitney Williams (Goodwin)

Merger control statistics - Australia 2021-22

By Amanda Tesvic, Roderick Kennedy and Alyssa Phillips (Ashurst)

Conference - GCR Live: Global Merger Control 2022

Join us on 19 October 2022 at the Hilton Brussels Grand Place for GCR Live: Global Merger Control 2022 - covering recent developments in merger control review across the globe. Speakers, including regional and national government officials from key jurisdictions, private practice lawyers, economists and company representatives, analyse developing theories of harm across markets in our digital age, the question of the viability of remedies as perceived by different authorities, jurisdictional and procedural challenges in mergers and the ever-evolving role of economic evidence in addressing novel theories of harm.

Dutch courts reject public interest claim in merger case (updated)

By Nina Korstenbroek and Sarah Beeston (Van Doorne N.V.)

CBb upholds approval decision by ACM after annulment by the District Court of Rotterdam

By Nina Korstenbroek and Sarah Beeston (Van Doorne N.V.)

Lear Competition Festival 21-23 September

Mergerfilers is co-sponsoring this year’s Lear Competition Festival in Rome, 21-23 September. The festival brings together stakeholders of the antitrust community, and experts from a variety of backgrounds addressing a range of very interesting competition law and economics topics. Click here to find the full agenda and registration form.

Peru: draft Guidelines for the qualification and analysis of merger transactions published

Indecopi has published draft Guidelines for the qualification and analysis of merger transactions.

EU's General Court confirms Commission's new merger referral policy in Illumina/Grail case

By Björn Herbers and Christoff Henrik Soltau (CMS Hasche Sigle)

Ten key takeaways of the draft revision for the EU merger control procedure

By Dr Björn Herbers (CMS, Brussels) and Christoff Henrik Soltau (CMS, Germany)

Merger control statistics - Australia 2020-21

By Roderick Kennedy, Amanda Tesvic and Alyssa Phillips (Ashurst)

New thresholds etc. in Turkey

With effect from 4 May 2022, merger regulations have been amended in Turkey, including significantly higher thresholds for merger filing - and a list of industries for which the thresholds are not fully applicable.

New thresholds in Israel

New (higher) turnover thresholds for merger notifications have now entered into force in Israel. Also note that a new notification form will apply as of 20 May 2022. From this date there will no longer be a simplified notification form available.

New significantly higher merger filing thresholds in Turkey

Merger regulations have been amended in Turkey, including significantly higher thresholds for merger filing - and a list of industries for which the thresholds are not fully applicable. The changes apply from 4 May 2022. The relevant changes are indicated in red boxes in the Merger Filing Guide.

Hamel-Smith - National Expert for Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Hamel-Smith.

Updated US merger filing thresholds

Merger filing thresholds and thresholds for filing fees in the US have been updated - applicable as of 23 February 2022.

Díez Canseco Competencia & PI - National Expert for Peru

Peru has been added to the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Díez Canseco Competencia & PI.

India – A snapshot of merger control status and statistics – November 2021

By Anshuman Sakle and Aakriti Thakur, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Vouga Abogados - National Expert for Paraguay

Paraguay is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Vouga Abogados.

General Court backs European Commission in Altice gun jumping case – confirming strict standard for standstill obligation

The General Court dismissed Altice's action against the European Commission's 2018 decision imposing two fines totalling EUR 124.5 million for "gun jumping" in connection with Altice's acquisition of PT Portugal, confirming the Commission's findings regarding the infringements and only correcting the amount of the fine by 10%. The judgment provides important clarifications regarding the interpretation and the application of the notification obligation and the standstill obligation for transactions subject to EU merger control.

New domestic turnover threshold in Austria

In Austria, major changes to the Cartel and Competition Act have been adopted. The changes include 1) a new domestic turnover threshold, 2) introduction of the SIEC test and 3) an increase of the filing fee. These three amendments will only have effect from 31 December 2021 (whereas it was previously unclear whether this will also be the case for the new domestic turnover threshold, the Austrian Competition Authority now has taken the view that this second domestic turnover threshold will only apply to concentrations implemented after 31 December 2021). The new domestic turnover threshold will reduce the number of filings necessary in Austria.

Revision of proposed FDI regime in the Netherlands

The draft Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulation presented by the Dutch government last year has, following significant criticism, been amended. The revised proposal has now been published. National experts, Van Doorne, have reviewed this new proposal. Their summary is now available in the FDI section at MergerFilers.

A general FDI regime came into force today in Denmark

The Danish FDI regime applies for any investments etc. completed on or after 1 September 2021. Accura has provided details on the rules in the Foreign Investment section. The Danish FDI regime is likely to apply to a broad range of investments.

Esguerra - National Expert for Colombia

Colombia is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Esguerra Asesores Jurídicos.

EU merger control regardless of thresholds - Article 22 referrals

By Dr Bjoern Herbers (CMS, Brussels) and Christoff Henrik Soltau (CMS, Germany)

Misleading information provided by merging parties

The European Commission’s recent EUR 7.5 million fine issued to Sigma-Aldrich for providing misleading information during the Merck/Sigma-Aldrich merger control proceedings is a reminder for all parties in merger cases of the importance of providing competition authorities with complete and accurate information

BBA//Fjeldco - National Expert for Iceland

Iceland is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by BBA//Fjeldco.

The Netherlands - Merger control status and statistics 2019-2020

By Sarah Beeston and Cihan Erdogan (Van Doorne)

Argentina - Merger control status and statistics - May 2021

By Luis Barry, Carolina Abdelnabe Vila, Clara Rodríguez Llanos and Sonia Del Regno (Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen)

Dutch Court annuls approval of merger

By Sarah Beeston and Femke Beelen (Van Doorne)

Adjustment of thresholds etc. in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, a set of changes to competition regulation and policy is being introduced. As part of these changes, the Competition authority has been restructured resulting in creation of the Agency which, unlike the Committee that it replaces, is an independent body directly subordinated to, and accountable for, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This change makes the Competition authority’s structure in line with the requirements and recommendations of OECD. Please also note that the turnover thresholds have been amended following the yearly review of the basis for its calculation. Zan Hub has provided the up-date. See the full guide for Kazakhstan here.

Decrease of size-of-target threshold in Canada

In Canada, the size-of-target merger filing threshold has been decreased from 96 to 93 million CAD as a consequence of the yearly review of the threshold based on GDP. Update provided by Stikeman Elliott.

Adjustment of merger filing thresholds in Argentina

In Argentina, the merger filing thresholds have been increased as a consequence of the yearly review of the thresholds. You can find the thresholds under topic 14 in the merger control guide. Update provided by Pérez Alati, Grondona, Benites & Arntsen.

Meitar Law Offices - National Expert for Israel

Israel is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Meitar Law Offices.

Ketler & Partners - National Expert for Slovenia

Slovenia is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Ketler & Partners - member of Karanovic.

Mishcon de Reya - National Expert for the UK

The United Kingdom is now included in the Merger Filing Guide - Content has been provided by Mishcon de Reya.

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Latest Decisions

CONSENT AGREEMENT [CT-2023-004]: The Commissioner of Competition - Superior Plus Corp.

30/05/2023 Canada

The Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) entered into a consent agreement with Superior Plus Corp. (“Superior”) to address competition concerns with Superior’s acquisition of Certarus Ltd. (“Certarus”). Superior ...

Stikeman Elliott

DECISION M.11111: UBS - Credit Suisse

25/05/2023 European Union (EU)

The European Commission approved unconditionally the merger between Credit Suisse and UBS. UBS and Credit Suisse are both global multinational investment banks headquartered in Switzerland. They offer a range of banking and financia ...

DECISION M.10807: Viasat - Inmarsat

25/05/2023 European Union (EU)

The European Commission approved unconditionally the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat. Viasat, headquartered in the US, is a vertically integrated satellite network operator and satellite services provider. It has three core business seg ...

DECISION M.10438: MOL Hungarian Oil - Gas Plc and OMV Slovenija Trgovina Z Nafto In Naftnimi Derivati, D.O.O.

17/05/2023 European Union (EU)

The European Commission approved the acquisition of OMV Slovenija by MOL. The approval is conditional on the divesture of 39 fuel stations in Slovenia to the Shell Group. MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc (‘MOL'), headquartered in Hungary, i ...

FTC Matter/File Number 231 0037: Amgen Inc. - Horizon Therapeutics plc

17/05/2023 United States

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to block biopharmaceutical giant Amgen Inc. (Amgen) from acquiring Horizon Therapeutics plc, (Horizon) alleging the deal would allow Amgen to leverage its portfolio of drugs to entrench the monopoly posit ...

DECISION M.10646: Microsoft and Activision Blizzard

15/05/2023 European Union (EU)

The European Commission conditionally approved the acquisition of Activision Blizzard (‘Activision') by Microsoft. Microsoft is a global technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, US. It offers a wide range of products ...

DOJ Press Release 23-527: ASSA ABLOY AB (ASSA ABLOY) - Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

5/05/2023 United States

The Department of Justice announced that it has reached a settlement in its litigation regarding ASSA ABLOY AB’s (ASSA ABLOY) proposed $4.3 billion acquisition of Spectrum Brands Holding Inc.’s Hardware and Home Improvement division. The ...

DECISION 818/2023: LAFARGE BETON S.A. - LARSINOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A.

5/05/2023 Greece

The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition of sole control over LARSINOS SINGLE MEMBER S.A. by LAFARGE BETON S.A. The acquisition primarily concerned the market for construction materials ...

Lambadarios Law Firm

DECISION 817/2023: INNOVIS PHARMA S.A. - GAP S.A.

5/05/2023 Greece

The Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) unconditionally approved the proposed acquisition by INNOVIS PHARMA S.A. over a part of GAP S.A., through which the acquirer gained the right to exclusively market and distribute certain drugs in the Greek ma ...

Lambadarios Law Firm

DECISION M.10658: Alumetal - Norsk Hydro

4/05/2023 European Union (EU)

The European Commission unconditionally approved acquisition of Alumetal by Norsk Hydro. The Commission concluded that the merger would not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (‘EEA'), notably for green aluminium foundr ...

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