Antitrust regulators are essential to ensuring healthy markets, protecting consumers, and preventing unfair competition.

Over the past few years, notable transactions have been blocked by these agencies, which identified a monopoly risk. Among them, the largest transaction announced in 2022 (the merger between Activision Bizzard and Microsoft) was only completed in December 2023, after months of adjustments to meet the requirements of global regulators.

Therefore, it is important in an M&A to consider the vision and participation of antitrust agencies during the construction of the process.