Topic
Merger Control
485 published works
ComplexDiscovery
The second request pulse: what FY2025’s 41 investigations signal for FY2026
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Forty-one second requests in fiscal year 2025 sounds like a quiet number until you price what each one carries: months of compliance work, millions of documents, and eDiscovery…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
EU Merger Guidelines Consultation – Our Observations on the Draft Guidelines
By Nicholas Levy, Romi Lepetska, Kristi Georgieva, Laura Tresoldi, Aleksandra Makowiecka
In April 2026, the EC launched a consultation on the Draft Merger Guidelines. We submitted our observations last week, which we summarize below. A Welcome Evolution We welcome the EC’s…
Global Investment Watch
United States: Supreme Court Scissors up Saba’s Rescission Argument Under Section 47(b) of the 1940 Act
By Eden Kuehler
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Varu Chilakamarri, Jennifer R. Gonzalez, Charles M. Ponder, and Steve Topetzes Background The Supreme Court agreed to hear FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba…
Truth on the Market
Brussels Reboots Merger Control. Now Debug the Discretion.
By Alden Abbott
European Union merger control is getting a software update. The question is whether the new code will make the system faster, smarter, and better at spotting real competitive problems—or simply…
Global Policy Watch
The UAE’s New Merger Control Framework: What the 2026 Executive Regulations Mean for Dealmakers
By James Marshall, Haykel Haykel, Mélanie Perez
On 30 April, the UAE adopted Cabinet Decision No. (59) of 2026 (“the 2026 Executive Regulations”), setting out the executive regulations for Federal Decree-Law No. (36) of 2023 on the Regulation of…
Global Policy Watch
The UAE’s New Merger Control Framework: What the 2026 Executive Regulations Mean for Dealmakers
By James Marshall, Haykel Haykel, Mélanie Perez
On 30 April, the UAE adopted Cabinet Decision No. (59) of 2026 (“the 2026 Executive Regulations”), setting out the executive regulations for Federal Decree-Law No. (36) of 2023 on the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Antitrust Review Episode 64: The EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines
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,…
Covington Competition
The UAE’s New Merger Control Framework: What the 2026 Executive Regulations Mean for Dealmakers
By James Marshall, Haykel Haykel, Mélanie Perez
On 30 April, the UAE adopted Cabinet Decision No. (59) of 2026 (“the 2026 Executive Regulations”), setting out the executive regulations for Federal Decree-Law No. (36) of 2023 on the…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
White & Case Discusses Regulatory Termination Fee Insurance
By Thomas W. Christopher, Dilara Erik
Regulatory clearance is one of the most consequential variables in many M&A transactions. The increasing complexity of many regulatory regimes and M&A transactions, the evolving (and often more aggressive) positions…
Truth on the Market
Nonstop to Nowhere: Spirit, JetBlue, and the Limits of Merger Doctrine
By Dirk Auer
Spirit Airlines built its brand on the promise that flying could be miserable, but cheap. Its reported shutdown and liquidation now poses a less cheerful question for antitrust: What if…