Guidance

CMA’s mergers intelligence function: CMA56

Guidance for lawyers and third parties on how the CMA collects information before deciding whether to investigate a merger.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 17 June 2016
• Last updated: 23 December 2020 — See all updates

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Guidance on the CMA’s mergers intelligence function

Ref: CMA56

PDF, 206 KB, 11 pages

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This guidance describes the steps that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) might take before it decides whether to investigate an unnotified merger. It is intended for lawyers advising merging parties on whether to notify the CMA of a merger, and for third parties who may wish to alert the CMA of an unnotified merger.

This guidance supplements Chapter 6 of Mergers: Guidance on the CMA’s jurisdiction and procedure (CMA2).

Please note that the e-mail address for mergers intelligence is mergers.intelligence@cma.gov.uk.

Published 17 June 2016
Last updated 23 December 2020 + show all updates

1. 23 December 2020

   Updated CMA56 guidance published.

2. 5 September 2017

   Updated guidance published.

3. 17 June 2016

   First published.