By Lewis Crofts ( June 16, 2026, 16:19 GMT | Insight) -- Companies considering mergers are getting a clearer view of the possible ways to pitch their transactions and how they will be reviewed, without creating any new avenues for clearance, according to the EU’s top competition official. Anthony Whelan, director-general of DG Competition, said the new guidelines, which were unveiled on April 30, “do not make anything possible that was not previously possible.”Companies considering mergers are getting a clearer view of the possible ways to pitch their transactions and how they will be reviewed, without creating any new avenues for clearance, according to the EU’s top competition official....
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