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Revised merger remedies guidance

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Competition and Markets Authority
Published
16 October 2025
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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has updated its guidance on merger remedies (CMA87).

We have also updated our guidance on merger jurisdiction and procedure (CMA2) to thisreflect publicthe feedback.merger remedies procedural changes.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is consulting on draft revised merger remedies guidance.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
to

Consultation description

In March 2025, the CMA launched a review of its approach to remedies in merger cases. We listened carefully to feedback from businesses, advisers, academics and other stakeholders.

We are now consulting on proposed changes to our merger remedies guidance (CMA87).

Read our press release: CMA consults on proposed changes to its merger remedies approach

Documents

Consultation document

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Draft revised guidance

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Updates to this page

Published 16 October 2025
Last updated 419 December 2025 + show all updates

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