Updates to the CMA’s Merger Assessment Guidelines (CMA129)
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The CMA has published its updated merger assessment guidelines. These guidelines have been revised in order to bring them up to date with current best practice. The CMA’s previous guidelines were published in 2010, and since then, markets have evolved and changed at a rapid pace. Building on recommendations made by the Furman and Lear reports in 2019 on how the CMA should approach its assessment of digital mergers, the updated guidelines reflect the legal framework within which the CMA undertakes merger assessments and have been updated to take account of the CMA’s recent experience and case law.
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The CMA received 23 responses to the consultation.
Original consultation
Consultation description
We are consulting on updates to the CMA’s Merger Assessment Guidelines, which set out the substantive approach of the CMA to its analysis when investigating mergers. The updated guidelines will help companies and their advisers in assessing whether competition law concerns might be raised by a merger.
These guidelines have been revised in order to bring them up to date with current best practice. The CMA’s current guidelines were published in 2010, and since then, markets have evolved and changed at a rapid pace. Building on recommendations made by the Furman and Lear reports in 2019 on how the CMA should approach its assessment of digital mergers, the updated guidelines reflect the legal framework within which the CMA undertakes merger assessments and have been updated to take account of the CMA’s recent experience and case law.
For more information, see Consultation launched on CMA merger assessment guidelines.
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Last updated 18 March 2021 + show all updates
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Responses to the consultation and a summary of the responses to the consultation published.
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First published.