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The centre of gravity in antitrust law has shifted with the globalisation of regulation and enforcement.

In this environment, many of the world's leading companies are turning to Allen & Overy as their preferred competition counsel on their global antitrust policies, litigation and regulatory strategies. Our clients include many of the world’s leading corporations and financial institutions.

We have over 100 specialists working collaboratively across four global regions – Asia, Australia, Europe and North America – one of the largest Competition teams among the major international law firms. As such we combine the efficiency of a global footprint with local depth of expertise.

A single team with an international focus and creative thinking, we provide an expansive range of services and regularly represent our clients on merger control, cartel and abuse of dominance/monopolisation, antitrust disputes including judicial review and private damages, compliance and counselling, sector regulation and market investigations, public procurement and competitive tendering, and state aid. 

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Publications: 05 October 2023

Foreign investment screening landscape grows more complex

That foreign investment screening adds a layer of complexity to M&A processes is nothing new. But exactly how complex has it become as the number of regimes grows, the rules evolve – and enforcement…

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Publications: 05 October 2023

Antitrust authorities have interlocking directorships and minority shareholdings in their sights

Agencies concerned at potential for anticompetitive coordination where individuals hold multiple board seats with companies operating in the same markets.

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Publications: 05 October 2023

Private equity feels the heat as antitrust agencies turn spotlight on roll-ups

Macro headwinds and cost of living crisis put innovation, jobs and consumer protection in the spotlight – with the onus now on buyers to assess and pre-empt authorities’ concerns.

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Publications: 05 October 2023

DOJ and FTC propose changes to merger control regime that will increase information requirements on deal-makers

Financial sponsors will be challenged by a new U.S. filing form which will require details on deal rationale, overlaps in parties’ activities, granular financial data and structure of entities…

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