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CMA Consults on Draft Guidance for Assessing Rivalry-Enhancing Merger Efficiencies
WHY IT MATTERS
The draft guidance will shape how future mergers are evaluated, ensuring that efficiencies that boost competition are properly recognised and that merger approvals reflect a balanced assessment of market dynamics.
What happened
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has released a draft of revised guidance that outlines its approach to evaluating rivalry‑enhancing efficiencies in merger reviews. The guidance is part of the CMA’s ongoing effort to clarify how it will weigh efficiencies that strengthen competition rather than reduce it.
The authority is currently seeking public comments on the draft, inviting stakeholders to provide feedback on the proposed methodology and criteria.
Once the consultation period ends, the CMA will review the input received before finalising the guidance and incorporating it into its merger assessment framework.
LINKED SOURCES
Draft revised guidance on our approach to assessing merger efficiencies
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