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EU’s Whelan says M&A approach to reflect market impact of geopolitics

By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( April 13, 2026, 13:06 GMT | Insight) -- Anthony Whelan, the EU’s new top competition official, has pledged greater “openness” and “clarity” for companies facing merger reviews, and warned of the dangers of “crisis cartels” at a time of economic shock. In an interview with MLex, he said probes against US tech companies would move forward, although regulations should aim to improve markets and not just dish out fines.Anthony Whelan, the European Commission’s newly appointed top competition official, has pledged greater “openness” and “clarity” for companies on how officials review their transactions, and warned of the dangers of “crisis cartels” at a time of economic shock....

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