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23Apr

Merger control during an economic downturn: what opportunities may the “exiting firm defence” offer buyers?

On 17 April, the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally cleared Amazon’s acquisition of a minority shareholding and certain other rights in Deliveroo. This provisional decision highlights how the so-called “exiting firm defence” may apply in...
By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/merger-control-during-an-economic-42818/

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