In the latest episode of the Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Daniele Calisti, who heads the EC’s Mergers Case Support and Policy Unit. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the Draghi Report, the
On October 15, 2026, the Advocate General’s opinion was delivered in ByteDance’s appeal to the Court of Justice against the General Court’s 2024 judgment upholding the Commission’s decision to designate it as a gatekeeper under the DMA for its TikTok
On October 22, 2026, the French Competition Authority (FCA) adopted Decision 26-D-10 (the Decision) fining for the first time the parties to a merger below the mandatory notification thresholds, on the grounds that the merger infringed Article L.420-1 of the
On October 14, 2026, the European Commission (Commission) published its sixth annual report on the screening of foreign direct investments (FDI) into the Union (the Report). Notable findings:
In our latest Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Chris Meyers, Associate General Counsel for EU Competition Law at Amazon. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including antitrust enforcement against Big Tech, digital regulation, merger control,
On September 9, in a landmark judgment, the General Court upheld the Commission’s 2023 decision prohibiting Booking’s acquisition of eTraveli. The ruling has far-reaching implications for acquisitions by dominant firms in markets characterized by network effects and allegedly high entry
On August 19, 2026, ten years after having issued the previous version, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) published its updated, revised Notice on Settlements in Cartel Fine Proceedings (Merkblatt Settlement, in the following the 2026 Settlement Notice).[1]
On September 3, 2026, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published revised Merger Assessment Guidelines (MAGs). The revised MAGs replace the previous guidelines from March 18, 2021.[1]
Background
The German food retail sector has long faced intense scrutiny from the Federal Cartel Office (FCO). Following a major 2014 sector inquiry into buyer power, the regulator has consistently maintained a strict stance on industry dealmaking: blocking EDEKA’s proposed
In our latest Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy hosts a panel discussion of the European General Court’s judgment upholding the European Commission’s landmark prohibition of the Booking/eTraveli transaction. Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, who represented Booking before the Court, Chris Cook, Anita
