M&A guidelines to give more clarity on ‘resilience and scale,’ EU’s Ribera says
By Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst ( September 7, 2026, 09:26 GMT | Insight) -- The EU’s new merger review framework will clarify when deals can benefit market resilience and when larger entities will protect competition on the market, Teresa Ribera said. The EU’s top competition enforcer also said she would set out in greater detail how companies can prove their deals yield economic benefits.The EU’s new merger review framework will clarify when deals can benefit market resilience and when larger entities will protect competition on the market, Teresa Ribera said....
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