On May 25, 2026, the Dutch government prohibited Kyndryl’s proposed acquisition of Solvinity, a Dutch company that operates the digital identification platform (DigiD) used by citizens to access Dutch government services. The decision marks the first prohibition under the Dutch
The European Commission (EC) has published a draft of its long-awaited revision of the Merger Guidelines (Draft Guidelines), combining the 2004 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and 2008 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines into a single document that is organized around different theories of
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the EC’s draft Merger Guidelines. Sir Philip Lowe, Sir Jonathan Faull, Barbara Moens, Jorge Padilla, Ethel Fonseca, Kirsten
On May 5, 2026, the European Commission (the Commission) published its 2025 Report on Competition Policy (the Report). The Report highlights initiatives undertaken during Commissioner Ribera’s first year in office and provides an indication of the direction of enforcement in
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of competition law,
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The European Commission today published a draft of its long-awaited revision of the Merger Guidelines, combining the 2004 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the 2008 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines into a single document that takes account of the
In a second judgment arising from the Commission’s 2023 dawn raid at Red Bull’s premises, the General Court has clarified the limited circumstances in which undertakings may recover costs incurred when an inspection continues at the Commission’s premises.
On April 16, 2026, the French Competition Authority (the FCA) issued a decision imposing a €12.67 million fine on Synadis Bio, an organic food retail trade association, and three retailers (Greenweez, Les Comptoirs de la Bio, and ITM Entreprises) for
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Gail Slater, former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the
