The European Union is planning to present as early as next month guidelines that would ease the pathway for mega-mergers, part of a push designed to create firms with the size to compete with US and Chinese rivals.
A person familiar with the matter said the upcoming review of the bloc’s merger guidelines would allow companies to pitch arguments about the efficiency benefits of deals under review - including how certain mergers could promote innovation and resilience. The person added that the guidelines were still in draft form and could yet change ahead of a planned publication date in May. ...
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