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Merger control amid geopolitical shifts and antitrust scrutiny

Jul 16 2025

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Authorities are increasingly viewing mergers through a political or protectionist lens, favouring transactions strongly aligned with national interests and deploying tools like call-in powers to tackle potentially harmful mergers.

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2024 electionsantitrust and competitioneuropeforeign investmentglobalgovernments and public sectormerger controlmergers and acquisitionspolitical changeregulatory

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Amsterdam

Felix Roscam Abbing

Senior Associate
Brussels

Aaron Green

Partner
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Janet Lang

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Alvaro Pliego Selie

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