Introduction
"The year 2022 has been very busy in the EU and there have been a number of landmark developments in the EU merger control space..."
Australia
"In March 2022, Gina Cass-Gottlieb was sworn in as the new chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission..."
Brazil
"The M&A market continues to thrive in Brazil and the past year was no different. According to official statistics..."
China
"On 24 June 2022, the National People’s Congress of China released the amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Law (the New AML)..."
Czech Republic
"Over the past year, the merger control practice has remained stable and largely unchanged in the Czech Republic, except for a slight rise..."
European Union
"Broadly, the regulatory environment for mergers in Europe has been getting increasingly more difficult. We have..."
France
"The French Competition Authority (FCA) has returned to its cruising speed following the covid-19 pandemic, under the..."
Germany
"The Federal Cartel Office (FCO) reviewed approximately 1,000 transactions in 2021 – around 20 per cent less than..."
Greece
"We would single out three particularly interesting developments.First, the Hellenic Competition Commission’s..."
Italy
"According to the Italian Competition Authority’s (ICA) annual report, in 2021, the ICA examined 73 transactions..."
Japan
"During financial year 2021 (FY2021: 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022), the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) provided..."
Malta
"Bearing in mind Malta’s size, there were no key developments in this particular sector in the past year..."
Mexico
"There is a trend in the digital aspects, both platforms and big data, confirmed by the statement of the current..."
Poland
"The key developments in the past year relate to two media mergers, one of which gave rise to interesting questions..."
Russia
"There were no specific highlights in relation to the Federal Antimonopoly Service’s (FAS) activities in 2021..."
Thailand
"The Office of Trade Competition Commission has changed its name to the Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT)..."
Turkey
"On 4 March 2022, the Turkish Competition Authority published Communiqué No. 2022/2 on the Amendment of Communiqué No. 2010/4 on the..."
United Kingdom
"On 4 January 2022, the National Security and Investment Act (NSIA) came into force, beginning the UK’s investment..."
United States
"In the past year, antitrust enforcers at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice..."
Vietnam
"The competition regulator, the Vietnam Competition and Consumer Authority (VCCA), has remained active since the new merger..."