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UK competition law and subsidy control: CMA merger control reforms; DBT strategic steer consultation; SAU Post Office subsidy review; infant formula market study final report (13 February 2025)

Published on: 13 February 2025

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Merger control CMA announces a range of merger control proposals aimed at increasing growth, investment and business confidence

In a CMA blog, Sarah Cardell, the authority’s Chief Executive, outlined fresh plans to stimulate growth, encourage investment and strengthen business confidence. She confirmed that the CMA will introduce a suite of measures to boost the speed, predictability and proportionality of the merger control regime. Together, these steps are designed to drive growth, support investment and bolster business confidence. The package accords with the government’s draft strategic steer to the CMA (see below), which asks the authority to support the overarching national priority of economic growth by using its tools proportionately, with growth and investment in mind, and to minimise uncertainty by engaging with those affected by the CMA’s work.

The proposals include:

  • Accelerating Phase 1 merger reviews. By June 2025, a new KPI will aim to complete the pre-notification stage within 40 working days, compared with a current average of 65. The target timetable for straightforward Phase 1 cases will also be reduced from 35 working days to 25.
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