The UK has avoided adding an extra layer of complexity to M&A transactions after a legal ruling that the Office of Fair Trading can maintain a degree of discretion in assessing proposed deals. The ruling sends a positive signal that the UK is sympathetic to mergers.
Under the country’s two-tier merger investigation process, the OFT refers proposed deals to the Competition Commission when it feels that those deals could damage the competitive position of rival firms.
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