Global trends in merger control enforcement

This edition of our global report explores the trends and challenges shaping the merger control and foreign investment landscape and predicts what dealmakers should expect in the year ahead.

M&A in tech, life sciences, and consumer-facing sectors is under intense scrutiny—even where transactions fall below filing thresholds.

The foreign direct investment landscape remains unpredictable, with sectoral scope expanding as governments’ concerns extend to economic security, domestic resilience, and critical technologies.

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation creates challenges, but these may ease in future.

Deal timetables feel the impact of regulatory approval processes.