Comment / M&A radar: Hurdles – armed regulators may be coming for you

We thought the UK ‘s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) rejection of the Cargotec-Konecranes merger was significant for the container industry, particularly the port operating segment.

But according to a new paper by law firm Morrison & Foerster, it also marked a step-change in the relationship between deal-makers and regulators.

The decision in Cargotec-Konecranes, while unsurprising to us here at Premium, took some in the legal profession by surprise given that it followed approval by the European Commission – itself no stranger to ...