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UK’s 'wait and see' merger approach has credibility risk, HSBC lawyer says

By Jon Menon ( March 10, 2026, 16:57 GMT | Insight) -- The UK antitrust regulator risks a “credibility problem” by sitting on the sidelines to see how other regulators tackle global mergers before it decides whether it needs to investigate, a senior competition lawyer at European banking giant HSBC has said. In a measure that aims to avoid duplication, the Competition and Markets Authority is able to wait and see how other regulators handle deals to gauge whether any remedies would address any UK concerns.The UK antitrust regulator risks a “credibility problem” by sitting on the sidelines to see how other regulators tackle global mergers before it decides whether it needs to investigate, a senior lawyer at European banking giant HSBC has said....

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