Over the past two decades, litigation funding in the UK has become increasingly important and more commonly used. Once deemed
CMA’s heightened scrutiny of PE “roll-up” acquisitions: recent cases and lessons
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has identified “roll-up” acquisitions (the acquisition of several targets in the same sector) by financial investors, such as private equity firms, as an enforcement priority. In this post, we discuss the CMA’s enforcement focus, its recent decisional practice, and implications for merging parties. The main takeaways are:
CJEU decision on disclosure under the Damages Directive implies post-Brexit divergence between EU and UK competition damages claims
On 10 November 2022, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling[1] on the interpretation of the disclosure obligation under the EU directive that harmonised national rules governing actions for damages for breaches of competition law in EU member states and the UK (the Damages Directive).[2]