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Record shows no legal uncertainty with Italy’s M&A ‘call in’ powers, commissioner says

By Lewis Crofts ( October 24, 2025, 10:39 GMT | Insight) -- Two years of deploying a new power to scrutinize mergers that would otherwise escape review in Italy haven't generated the “legal uncertainty” feared by industry and lawyers, a commissioner at the national competition authority said. Elisabetta Iossa said the watchdog had received only 19 requests for guidance on whether a deal might be called in, and only ten deals had led to a formal notification.Two years of deploying a new power to scrutinize mergers that would otherwise escape review in Italy haven't generated the “legal uncertainty” feared by industry and lawyers, a commissioner at the national competition authority said....

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