”Killer acquisitions” in the technology sector

In the final episode of the series we speak with Kay Jebelli, Competition & Regulatory Counsel to the Computer & Communications Industry Association in Brussels, to discuss how the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) uses its powers to address concerns with so-called “killer acquisitions”, i…

Merger Control: A Spotlight On Retail Mergers

In this episode, partner and head of the UK competition team, Sarah Smith, speaks with Paul Reeve from economists RBB about what happens when you make a merger notification to the CMA. Paul and Sarah talk through a hypothetical transaction in the retail sector in order to demonstrate how the CMA l…

Merger Control: A Spotlight on the German System and Compulsory Filings

Richard Jenkinson speaks to Frankfurt based competition partner, Semin O, to compare the UK system with the German system of merger control. The German system is a useful basis for comparison given that it is one which listeners are more likely to find familiar. Not only is it more typical of merg…

Merger Control in the Context of a Deal

In this episode, we take a step back and talk to corporate lawyers Karin Kirschner and Chris Arnold about the impact of UK merger control on the wider corporate transactions. London-based competition partner, Alexandra Kamerling, explores with our guests the various ways in which merger control co…

Mergers Intelligence and Hold Separate Orders

In episode 2 of Navigating UK Merger Control, the team speak with Eleni Gouliou, a Director of Mergers at the CMA, to discuss the CMA's merger intelligence function and its so-called hold separate orders, also known as initial enforcement orders. They discuss when a merger is of interest to the CM…

Introduction to UK Merger Control

Kicking off DLA Piper’s new podcast series, London based competition partner, Matt Evans, speaks to Joel Bamford from Fingleton. Joel previously held a senior role at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). They discuss what merger control is and why should listeners be interested, touching o…

Navigating UK Merger Control Trailer

Welcome to Navigating UK Merger Control, a podcast from DLA Piper. This podcast is aimed at those encountering the UK merger regime for the first time or becoming reacquainted with it. The UK regime has several key differences to the US and European regimes which listeners may find surprising. Acr…