Firms must still prove efficiencies merger claims, French antitrust chief says
By Jean Comte ( May 8, 2026, 11:59 GMT | Insight) -- European antitrust regulators will carefully consider any claims that a merger or acquisition should be approved because it would lead to efficiency gains, but the companies involved will have to prove that is the case, the head of France's competition watchdog said on Friday. The comments come after the European Commission pledged to take more account of claims of efficiency gains in mergers to support the scale up of EU companies.European antitrust regulators will carefully consider any claims that a merger or acquisition should be approved because it would lead to efficiency gains, but the companies involved will have to prove that is the case, the head of France's competition watchdog said on Friday....
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