
Global Merger Control Handbook
With an increasing number of cross-border transactions taking place in today’s fast-changing global environment, an understanding of, and compliance with, national and regional legislation and requirements are of vital importance.
This comprehensive reference manual will serve as a user-friendly guide, to help in-house counsel and other individuals involved in mergers and corporate reorganisations navigate the various merger control regulations that may be applicable to their transactions.
The Global Merger Control Handbook provides guidance on regulatory issues involved in the merger clearance process, including a detailed overview of relevant local rules, methodology, process and timing requirements in 55 jurisdictions across North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
The three volume handbook is available in hard copy and in three main digital formats and can be purchased at
https://www.globelawandbusiness.com/books/competition
The contributions for this book were finalised in July 2018. For developments as of this date, please refer to table below, and to the websites of the relevant national antitrust and competition authorities.
Country | Status | Author and firm |
Argentina | Updated as of July 2020 | Guillermo Cabanellas, DLA Piper Argentina |
Australia | Updated as of June 2020 | Fleur Gibbons, Simon Uthmeyer, DLA Piper Australia |
Austria | Updated as of June 2020 | Claudine Vartian, Nicole Daniel, Annika Wanderer, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach |
Belarus | Updated as of May 2020 | Katsiaryna Semianiuk, Stepanovski, Papakul & Partners Attorneys at Law |
Belgium | Updated as of May 2020 | Bertold Bär-Bouyssière, Daniel Colgan, DLA Piper UK LLP |
Brazil | Updated as of July 2020 | Luciana Martorano, Ricardo Caiado, Campos Mello Advogados – in cooperation with DLA Piper |
Bulgaria | Updated as of May 2020 | Plamen Yotov, Stefan Tzakov, Kambourov & Partners |
Canada | Updated as of May 2020 | Catherine A Pawluch, J Kevin Wright, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP |
China | Updated as of June 2020 | Jin Wang, Michael Han, Caroline Huang, Fangda Partners |
Colombia | Updated as of May 2020 | María Claudia Martínez Beltrán, Daniela Huertas Vergara, DLA Piper Martinez Beltran |
COMESA | Updated as of May 2020 | Janine Simpson, Werner Rysbergen, DLA Piper Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd |
Cyprus | Updated as of May 2020 | George Pamboridis, Christy Spyrou, Pamboridis LLC |
Czech Republic | Updated as of May 2020 | Jan Metelka, Jan Rataj, DLA Piper Prague LLP |
Denmark | Updated as of May 2020 | Michael Klöcker, Jacob Borum, DLA Piper Denmark Law Firm P/S |
Egypt | Updated as of May 2020 | Amr Abbas, Sara Labib, Matouk Bassiouny & Hennawy |
Estonia | Updated as of May 2020 | Piibe Lehtsaar, Kaupo Lepasepp, Sorainen |
European Union | Updated as of May 2020 | Bertold Bär-Bouyssière, Daniel Colgan, DLA Piper UK LLP |
Finland | Updated as of May 2020 | Mika Oinonen, Auriina Holck, DLA Piper Finland Attorneys Ltd |
France | Updated as of May 2020 | Edouard Sarrazin, DLA Piper France LLP |
Georgia | Updated as of May 2020 | Giorgi Tsertsvadze, Otar Machaidze, J&T Consulting LLP |
Germany | Updated as of January 2021 | Jan Joachim Dreyer, Semin O, DLA Piper UK LLP |
Hungary | Updated as of May 2020 | Péter Virág, Péter Sükösd, Horváth & Partners Law Firm* (*In cooperation with DLA Piper UK LLP) |
India | Updated as of May 2020 | Arshad Khan, Sagardeep Rathi, Khaitan & Co |
Indonesia | Updated as of May 2020 | Ivan F. Baely, Almaida Askandar, Ivan Almaida Baely & Firmansyah Law Firm |
Ireland | Updated as of May 2020 | Darach Connolly,DLA Piper |
Italy | Updated as of May 2020 | Alessandro Boso Caretta, Domenico Gullo, DLA Piper Italy |
Japan | Updated as of June 2020 | Takahiro Nonaka, Yuya Aoki, DLA Piper Tokyo Partnership Gaikokuho Kyodojigyo Horitsu Jimusho |
Latvia | Updated as of May 2020 | Ieva Andersone, Marika Grunte, Sorainen |
Lithuania | Updated as of May 2020 | Monika Mališauskaite, Daivis Švirinas, Sorainen |
Luxembourg | Updated as of May 2020 | Nicolas Marchand, Catherine Pogorzelski, DLA Piper Luxembourg |
Mexico | Updated as of May 2020 | Jorge A Benejam, Eduardo Gallastegui Salazar, DLA Piper Gallastegui y Lozano |
Morocco | Updated as of May 2020 | Youssef Tork, Saad El Mernissi, DLA Piper Casablanca sarl |
Netherlands | Updated as of May 2020 | Léon Korsten, Martijn van Wanroij, DLA Piper Nederland NV |
New Zealand | Updated as of May 2020 | Iain Thain, Alicia Murray, DLA Piper New Zealand |
Nigeria | Updated as of July 2020 | Taiwo Peregrino, Oyindamola Olambiwonninu, Olajide Oyewole LLP |
Norway | Updated as of May 2020 | Kjetil H Johansen, Line Voldstad, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Norway DA |
Poland | Updated as of may 2020 | Andrzej Balicki, Michał Orzechowski, DLA Piper Giziński Kycia spk |
Portugal | Updated as of May 2020 | Miguel Mendes Pereira, Carla Marcelino, DLA Piper ABBC |
Romania | Updated as of May 2020 | Alina Lacatus‚ Livia Zamfiropol, DLA Piper Dinu SCA |
Russia | Updated as of May 2020 | Azamat Abdulmenov, Steffen Kaufmann, DLA Piper Rus Limited |
Saudi Arabia | Updated as of June 2019 | Alia Alsudairy, Aneela Haider, DLA Piper in collaboration with Amer Al Amr Law Firm |
Singapore | Updated as of July 2018 | Nathan Bush, DLA Piper Singapore Pte Ltd, Dayne Ho, Shook Lin & Bok |
Slovakia | Updated as of May 2020 | Daniela Koncierova, Michaela Stessl, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH, organizacˇná zložka |
Slovenia | Updated as of May 2020 | Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik, Manca Kisovec, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach Rechtsanwälte GmbH |
South Africa | Updated as of May 2020 | Janine Simpson, Werner Rysbergen, DLA Piper Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd |
South Korea | Updated as of May 2020 | Hwan Jeong, Suruyn Kim, Lee & Co |
Spain | Updated as of May 2020 | Joaquin Hervada, Rafael Maldonado, DLA Piper Spain SLU |
Sweden | Updated as of June 2020 | Johanna Svantesson, Elisabet Borg, Advokatfirma DLA Piper Sweden KB |
Switzerland | Updated as of May 2020 | David Mamane, Amalie Wijesundera, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd |
Taiwan | Updated as of July 2020 | Jamie Huang, Lawrence Lee, Huang & Partners |
Ukraine | Updated as of May 2020 | Galyna Zagorodniuk, Danylo Rudyk, DLA Piper Ukraine LLC |
United Kingdom | Updated as of May 2020 | Alexandra Kamerling, Martin Strom, DLA Piper UK LLP |
United States | Updated as of May 2020 | Paolo Morante, Lesli C. Esposito, DLA Piper LLP (US) |
Uruguay | Updated as of May 2020 | Jonás Bergstein, Leonardo Melos, Bergstein Abogados |
Zimbabwe | Updated as of May 2020 | Janine Simpson, Werner Rysbergen, DLA Piper Advisory Services (Pty) Ltd |