EU

Navigating European Antitrust Risks on M&A Deals

In 2000, approximately 18% of all US mergers and acquisitions involved cross-border deals. Despite the downturn in merger activity since then, the number of international M&A transactions remains high, reflecting the increasingly globalised economy in which US companies operate. One side effect, however, is that more and more M&A transactions are receiving antitrust scrutiny by overseas regulators.