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How to pay merger investigation fees

Fees to pay for mergers that are investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and how to pay them.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 1 April 2013
• Last updated: 20 July 2023
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  1. 20 July 2023

     Merger fees information update (July 2023)

  2. 6 November 2018

     Updated merger fees payment information published.

  3. 15 January 2016

     Merger fees payment information updated.

  4. 26 March 2015

     Merger fees payment information updated.

  5. 1 April 2013

     First published.

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How to pay merger investigation fees

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Information on how to pay fees for merger investigations.

Most mergers that are investigated by the CMA, and those that qualify for a reference to phase 2, are subject to a fee.

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