By Junya Ae, Nick Altini, Werner Berg, Brian Burke, Vani Chetty, Mark Hamer, Tom Jenkins, Denise Junqueira & Laura Liu –
Global M&A transactions are exposed to an increasing number of merger control regimes and thus heavily dependant on the regulators assessing their deals. The Baker McKenzie global antitrust practice has identified a number of trends currently affecting cross-border deals: an increasingly strict enforcement of notification requirements, the revival of coordinated effects as a basis for regulatory intervention; and stricter standards for remedies to be considered adequate. The article looks at these trends globally and gives an outlook to future developments from a practical perspective.
