
The recent and upcoming changes to the heads of key antitrust agencies, and in particular the Chair of the UK Competition and Markets Authority, may signal a shift in approach to merger control.
In our latest Essential Antitrust podcast, our host Jenn Mellot is joined by fellow partners Thomas Janssens, Martin McElwee and Colin Raftery to discuss how this and other recent developments will affect deals going forward.
The transitions taking place across agency leadership will maintain competition law and policy at the forefront of regulatory developments in 2025. In particular, antitrust policy will be shaped by political influences and growing pressure to consider domestic growth, security and economic resilience concerns, alongside other industrial policy goals.
In our latest Essential Antitrust podcast, our host Jenn Mellot is joined by fellow partners Alastair Chapman, Ilka Oberländer, and Kaori Yamada to explore navigating the key developments in global antitrust.