Merger control authorities globally are scrutinising deals more critically than ever. Intervention is increasing across all industries, including fast-paced markets where companies are competing to innovate and traditional sectors where regulators are concerned about levels of concentration. The risk of lengthy reviews and diverging outcomes is heightened, making coordinated strategies across key jurisdictions crucial.

Freshfields is a longstanding global leader in the regulatory and antitrust aspects of M&A. Our team has a proven track record in the most challenging cases at both national and international levels, including crafting sophisticated remedies to get complex deals over the line. Our reputation is also built on integrated and agile teams with unrivalled expertise at the interface of merger control, foreign direct investment and foreign subsidies, which independently or combined can intensify unpredictability and threaten the success of an increasing number of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

This challenging deal environment has also fuelled a trend towards more merger enforcement through litigation. Clients call on our world-class antitrust litigation practice to represent them in a growing number of contentious merger proceedings, as well as in strategic third-party interventions in merger investigations.