On April 17, Belgium has signaled its intent to introduce national call-in powers for merger control, joining a growing European trend aimed at scrutinizing potentially harmful below-threshold mergers. Particularly “killer acquisitions” and “buy-and-build” strategies should be covered. This move reflects both the limitations of existing tools like the Towercast doctrine and the urgency to close enforcement gaps left by the European and national current framework after the Illumina/Grail-decision.
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