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Guidance on how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) operates the mergers control regime under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Guidelines for businesses and their advisors on the CMA’s substantive approach to assessing mergers.
How to notify the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) about a merger involving your business.
What to do if you're thinking about a merger, or already going through a merger investigation.
Guidance for lawyers and third parties on how the CMA collects information before deciding whether to investigate a merger.
Guidance on how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) uses interim measures and derogations in merger investigations.
Information for businesses about how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates mergers, including processes, timelines and possible outcomes.
How the CMA applies exceptions to the duty to refer in operating the merger control regime.
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
Guidance on merger remedies in Phase 1 and Phase 2 investigations.
The topics in the Market Guidance are based on analysis of the notifications received under the NSI Act and feedback from stakeholders on their experience of the system.
The section 3 statement sets out how the Secretary of State expects to exercise powers under the NSI Act to call-in certain acquisitions for scrutiny.
Guidance on requests for internal documents in merger investigations.
Explains the CMA’s approach to the variation and termination of merger, monopoly and market final undertakings and orders.
A template of a confidentiality waiver that allows discussions between the CMA and other competition authorities on multi-jurisdictional merger investigations.
Remedies form to be completed by merger parties for proposing remedies during a phase 2 merger inquiry.
Why the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has asked you for information about a merger, and how to share it with us.
Guidance on disclosure of information in merger inquiries, market investigations and reviews of undertakings and orders.
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will engage with businesses and their advisors during a merger investigation.
Good practice in the design and presentation of customer survey evidence in merger cases.
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