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EU's new M&A referral mechanism only for limited cases, says French antitrust head De Silva

By Natalie McNelis ( December 2, 2020, 18:36 GMT | Insight) -- Companies worried that deals that don't meet EU notification thresholds might nonetheless end up reviewed in Brussels if flagged by national authorities may have taken a bit of comfort from remarks today by Isabelle de Silva, the French competition authority's president. She singled out cases in "very concentrated" markets with a dominant or near-dominant player, "niche" and "emerging" markets and suspected "killer acquisitions."Companies worried that deals that don't meet EU notification thresholds might nonetheless end up reviewed in Brussels may have taken a bit of comfort from remarks today by Isabelle de Silva, the French competition authority's president....

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