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Using antitrust rules to probe mergers is ‘sub-optimal,’ Belgian official says

By Andrew Boyce ( March 12, 2025, 12:15 GMT | Insight) -- Using antitrust rules to scrutinize acquisitions that are too small to meet review thresholds is straightforward, but is “sub-optimal” to having merger powers to call them in, the head of the Belgian competition authority has said. Damien Gérard defended his authority’s recent use of cartel and dominance-abuse rules to probe transactions, and rebutted allegations from lawyers that regulators' application of the Towercast judgment wasn't clear.Using antitrust rules to scrutinize acquisitions that are too small to meet review thresholds is straightforward, but is “sub-optimal” to having merger powers to call them in, the head of the Belgian competition authority has said....

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