A New Style of Merger Review in the U.K.: Perspectives on the Proposed Reforms

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Manish Das, Andrea Gomes da Silva, Jun 25, 2008

t is no surprise that the Substantive Guidelines and the Procedural Guidelines quickly became the starting point for those trying to understand how the authorities would apply the Enterprise Act to their merger. Yet these guidelines were published at a time when the Act was new and untested. Many of the legal provisions on which guidance was offered, such as the rules on “publi