We would like to thank Josep Maria Carpi-Badia -Head of Unit (A-2) at DG COMP, European Commission-, Andrea Gomes da Silva -Executive Director, Markets and Mergers, CMA- and Paula Riedel -partner in Kirkland’s London office- for their participation together with Pablo Figueroa -partner in Garrido Abogados- in the webinar on "Recent Trends in Merger Control: Jurisdiction" that took place yesterday.
The debate was chaired by Paula Riedel and Pablo Figueroa, in which representatives of the European Commission and the CMA as well as lawyers discussed the most current issues in merger control, including in particular the European Commission's new referrals policy and the implications of Brexit for M&A.