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Guidance for businesses and their advisers on CMA's procedures for operating the merger control regime under the Enterprise Act 2002.
Guidelines for businesses and their advisors on the CMA’s substantive approach to assessing mergers.
What to do if you're thinking about a merger, or already going through a merger investigation.
Information for businesses about how the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates mergers, including processes, timelines and possible outcomes.
Information on procedures, potential consequences of non-notification, new and adopted CMA guidance and who to contact.
Quick guide, intended primarily for business, providing a simple overview of the UK merger regime and the CMA’s approach when reviewing mergers.
Guidance for merging parties and legal advisers on the CMA’s use of Interim Measures and derogations in merger investigations.
How the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will engage with businesses and their advisors during a merger investigation.
Guidance on merger remedies in Phase 1 and Phase 2 investigations.
The topics in the Market Guidance are based on analysis of the notifications received under the NSI Act and feedback from stakeholders on their experience of the system.
Outlines the fees payable for mergers which are investigated by the CMA, and how to pay them.
How the CMA applies exceptions to the duty to refer in operating the merger control regime.
The section 3 statement sets out how the Secretary of State expects to exercise powers under the NSI Act to call-in certain acquisitions for scrutiny.
Guidance for lawyers and third parties on how the CMA collects information before deciding whether to investigate a merger.
Explains the CMA’s approach to the variation and termination of merger, monopoly and market final undertakings and orders.
Templates for confidentiality ring and disclosure room undertakings and disclosure room rules used in CMA investigations.
Guidance on requests for internal documents in merger investigations.
Guidance on disclosure of information in merger inquiries, market investigations and reviews of undertakings and orders.
A template of a confidentiality waiver that allows discussions between the CMA and other competition authorities on multi-jurisdictional merger investigations.
Commentary on some of the most frequently asked questions from retailers and their advisers in retail mergers.
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