Global Competition Review publishes Mayer Brown's UK Chapter in 'Market Review: Merger Control' Guide

Antitrust partner Daniel Vowden and knowledge counsel Sarah Wilks have co-authored the UK Chapter in Global Competition Review’s Market Review: Merger Control Guide 2024.

Having witnessed unprecedented reforms and policy developments in recent months, the UK Chapter entitled United Kingdom: policy reforms signal new era of merger control discusses key jurisdictional, procedural, and substantive matters from January 2024 through to the first quarter of 2025.  In this context, it comments on likely further changes that businesses should consider for deal planning purposes. The chapter highlights key trends that have impacted advisory work, including policy initiatives pursued by the Labour government, as well as sharing what clients should consider most urgently when contemplating UK-related deal activity.