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Comment: Carpenter-Recticel offers new way forward for companies snared by UK merger watchdog

By Victoria Ibitoye ( September 29, 2022, 10:29 GMT | Comment) -- Merging companies are increasingly conceding to competition concerns at phase II to avoid lengthy reviews with the UK’s competition regulator and accelerate remedy discussions. Carpenter’s merger with Recticel will be the first test of whether this strategy pays off. If it does, expect it to become a staple of the UK’s merger regime going forward.Companies subject to in-depth UK merger reviews are increasingly conceding to competition concerns early to speed up the probe and accelerate remedy discussions with the watchdog....

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