The Global Legal Post today launches the inaugural online edition of the Merger Control comparative guide.
Edited by Nicole Kar, co-head of antitrust at Paul Weiss, and colleague Catherine Hammon, a senior knowledge and innovation lawyer, the guide provides a practical, jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction analysis of merger control regimes across 30 key jurisdictions.
It is designed as a practical resource for in-house counsel and M&A professionals advising on international transactions and is written by leading competition lawyers in their respective markets.
Readers will gain insight into every stage of a transaction, from jurisdictional scope and notification requirements to substantive assessment, remedies, enforcement and appeals.
Kar and Hammon note in their introduction that securing clearance for cross-border deals has become increasingly challenging as businesses contend with overlapping regulatory regimes in an environment where "old conventions around 'lead' regulators, comity between jurisdictions and nexus do not apply in the same way".
They add: “Complexity in the regulatory landscape is a defining feature of transaction planning today... Managing multiple regulatory clearances for a cross-border transaction requires upfront strategic planning and disciplined communication of a consistent narrative, supported by a coordinating team to maintain consistency while reflecting local differences, all the while problem-solving through the current tectonic shifts in the macroeconomy.”
Chapters are arranged in a Q&A format, making it easy for readers to compare how different jurisdictions address the same issues. The online version allows users to select questions across jurisdictions to further facilitate comparative analysis.
There is also a series of market insight chapters that focus on emerging trends in merger control.
Click here to read the guide. The print and PDF editions of the guide will be available next month.
The Merger Control comparative guide is one of 19 titles in the Law Over Borders series, which also covers topics including arbitration, artificial intelligence, cryptoassets, data protection, ESG and restructuring and insolvency.
Forthcoming guides include White Collar Crime, Tax and Tax Controversy, International Fraud and Asset Tracing and Blockchain.
For further information about the guides, email Katie Burrington at [email protected].
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