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In FY 2024/25, UK merger control underwent significant changes, including important statutory amendments, updates to the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) rules and an apparent shift in focus when reviewing mergers to...more
As we look back on 2024, one thing is clear: Antitrust enforcement in the technology sector continued at a steady pace, with global agencies showing no signs of relenting in their scrutiny of Big Tech companies....more
There is new leadership at the European Commission (EC) where Teresa Ribera took over from Margrethe Vestager as the Commissioner for competition in December 2024 as well as at the UK Competition Markets Authority (CMA) where...more
The new year marks the transition from the Biden administration and its whole-of-government approach to antitrust enforcement, to the return of President Trump. To spearhead his administration’s antitrust enforcement efforts,...more
On 5 January 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the trial of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to detect collusion in public procurement by scanning and analysing bidding data at scale....more
Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more
In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more
Earlier this year, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published an update to its initial report on AI foundation models which presented the CMA’s findings on key changes in the foundation model sector and...more
Demonstrating both increased cross-border collaboration and the adoption of novel theories of cartel violations, the European Commission and the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, together with the U.S. competition...more
The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin” breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways. ...more
On July 23, 2024, the leading competition enforcers in the US, EU, and UK released a Joint Statement on Competition in Generative AI Foundation Models and AI products. The statement outlines risks to competition that are...more
On July 23, the European Commission, US Department of Justice, US Federal Trade Commission, and UK Competition and Markets Authority released a joint statement setting out shared principles on competition in markets that...more
Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published an “Update Paper” outlining its evolving views on AI foundation models as well as its approach to supporting Government consideration on possible regulation. This...more
Following an almost yearlong review into artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models, and the publication of its initial report in October 2023, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an updated...more
On Tuesday, 6 February 2024, the UK government released its consultation response to its March 2023 white paper titled ‘A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation’. The response provides further details on the UK government’s...more
The year 2023 ended with a bang in the cartel space, with a federal court of appeals upending what was long believed to be the scope of conduct that should be considered per se under the Sherman Act. The new year, 2024,...more
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK’s competition regulator, announced this month that it plans on publishing an update in March 2024 to its initial report on AI foundation models (published in September...more
On September 18, 2023 the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its initial report regarding competition and consumer protection issues implicated by artificial intelligence (“AI”) foundation models (the “CMA...more
Further to the UK CMA’s ‘Initial Review’ of AI foundation models back in May, the regulator has now published an ‘Initial Report’ setting out its evolving thinking on the regulation of AI. While there are no immediate...more
The rapid advancement into the digital age has resulted in the emergence of transformative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that are capable of revolutionising industries. In this article, we set out how competition law...more
Following the publication of the UK Government’s AI White Paper in March 2023, the CMA is becoming increasingly active in considering publicly the direction of AI regulation in the UK in order to promote competition for the...more
On 4 May 2023, the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced the launch of an initial review of the market for artificial intelligence foundation models. Through this initial review, the CMA aims to...more
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a review on May 4 to assess the potential competitive implications of rapidly emerging artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models—a type of AI technology trained...more