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Draft EU Merger Guidelines - Formalising a Decade of Enforcement Practice

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By Ciara Barbu-O'Connor, David Cardwell
| JD Supra
On 30 April 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a public consultation on its draft revised Merger Guidelines (“Draft Guidelines”), seeking to codify and consolidate developments in its merger control practice over the past decade.
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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: Commission Publishes FSR Guidelines – Key Implications for M&A | JD Supra

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By Ciara Barbu-O'Connor, Catriona Hatton, Caterina Romagnuolo
| JD Supra
On 9 January 2026, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its first set of Guidelines on the application of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”), which requires some M&A deals involving companies that have received support from non-EU governments to be notified to the Commission and reviewed for potential impacts on competition in the EU. For an overview of the FSR framework and early enforcement trends, see our earlier brief available here.
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EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation & M&A: Latest Developments and Implications for Deal Strategy | JD Supra

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By Ciara Barbu-O'Connor, Sofia Doudountsaki, Catriona Hatton
| JD Supra
The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) has now been in force for over a year, introducing a new layer of regulatory oversight for companies engaging in M&A transactions within the EU.
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