Merger control can often be overshadowed by the adrenaline of doing deals, but it's vitally important.  If it's forgotten about or not done well, the envisaged merger doesn't proceed, has to be undone or you can't realise all of those important synergies.  Merger control can come into play in deals where you might not immediately think of it.  Our expertise in obtaining merger clearances in the UK, at the EU and across the world will smooth the complexities of making your deal happen and help to avoid any nasty surprises.

The list of lawyers you see on the right of this page comprises our London team.  We also have CMS Cameron McKenna offices with merger control expertise across Central & Eastern Europe. Together with partners in the CMS organisation we have the most extensive European presence of any law firm, and we provide a seamless service to obtain swift merger clearances for multi-jurisdictional deals.

Relevant experience includes advising:

• Acting for global pharmaceutical giant Takeda on multijurisdictional merger control aspects of its €9.6 billion acquisition of Nycomed
• Lloyds Development Capital on the acquisition of Easynet, the global provider of managed business solutions, from BSkyB
• Dixons/DSG on merger control aspects of Dixons’ sale of businesses in continental Europe
• UK government interests on merger control aspects of the creation of an integrated Eurostar entity 
• Hutchison Ports Holdings on its US$4.38 billion disposal of 20% shareholding to PSA, on the joint acquisition with Evergreen of the Italian port of Taranto and on various other transactions
• Nuffield Hospitals on various acquisitions and disposals of private hospitals and related businesses
• Advent International on EUMR notification and clearance in the acquisition of the Provimi international pet food business