EU urged to take broader, longer view of M&A benefits
By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( October 29, 2025, 18:52 GMT | Insight) -- Big businesses have urged EU merger regulators to take a broader view of the benefits acquisitions can generate and to give assurances to start-ups seeking to sell to a larger player. Also responding to possible changes in M&A analysis, the German government said the threshold for notifications should rise so more deals are reviewed by national enforcers. Rheinmetall said there should be more appreciation for the benefits of the defense industry, but the EU may need a “mechanism” to override competition analysis.Big businesses have urged EU merger regulators to take a broader view of the benefits acquisitions can generate and to give assurances to start-ups seeking to sell to a larger player....
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