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18 December 2020

CMA’s Draft Merger Guidelines: Observations by RBB Economics

The Draft Merger Guidelines seek to enshrine the broadest possible margin of discretion to prohibit mergers. As we explain, these proposals threaten real and potentially very significant costs of over-enforcement for consumers, competition, and the efficient functioning of the UK economy.

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