Name
Rethinking merger control: policy and substance
Date & Time
Thursday, October 22, 2026, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Speakers
Thomas McGrath, Freshfields
Grant Bermann, Milbank
Helen Gornall, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Fernando Íscar Rüland, Thyssenkrupp
Bruce Kilpatrick, Linklaters
Hara Nikolopoulou, Hellenic Competition Commission
Thomas McGrath Grant Bermann Helen Gornall Fernando Íscar Rüland Bruce Kilpatrick Hara Nikolopoulou
Description
  • Changes to merger guidelines across the US, EU and UK – what’s new, what’s old and where are we converging or diverging?
  • Has the Draghi report meaningfully changed the EU’s stance on scale, efficiencies, and competitiveness?
  • Ecosystems, conglomerate effects and minority shareholdings – are we returning to traditional theories of harm, or reinventing them?
  • Non-traditional considerations – labour markets, FDI, CFIUS and national security overlays
Session Type
Panel