Merger, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures

Mergers, acquisitions and many joint ventures between companies doing business in Europe may require prior notification and approval to the European Commission or to the Maltese competition authority before they can be implemented. The EU has earned a reasonably stringent reputation in the merger control regime and the Commission has often prohibited transactions or required significant commitments in exchange for approval.

The EU Law Department assists the firm’s Merger and Acquisitions practitioners in providing our clients with the following:

¤ Delivering guidance on competition risk at the start of an agreement;

¤ Achieving competition clearance in both Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the merger investigation;

¤ Making and co-ordinating notifications to the regulatory authorities;

¤ Proffering, negotiating and executing solutions, when required for clearance, with the relevant competition authorities.