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September 22, 2025

UK and EU Antitrust Authorities Target AI Partnerships in Expansion of Merger Control Rules (Global Competition Review)

UK and EU competition authorities are stepping up scrutiny of AI partnerships and unconventional deal structures to prevent anticompetitive consolidation in emerging AI markets.

In their recent Global Competition Review article, Goodwin partners Sarah Jordan, Stephen Mavroghenis, and Anuj Ghai and associates Laurenz Bové and Samuel Honnywill examine how agencies, such as the UK Competition and Markets Authority and the European Commission, and national regulators including Germany’s Federal Cartel Office are expanding their oversight of transactions and strategic alliances driven by artificial intelligence (AI). Seeking to avoid the underenforcement seen in past digital markets, these authorities are testing the limits of their jurisdictional powers to ensure that the rapidly evolving AI landscape remains competitive.

Read the full analysis:UK and EU Antitrust Authorities Target AI Partnerships in Expansion of Merger Control Rules” (Global Competition Review)

 

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