European Union: the Commission's evolving approach to digital mergers

Summary

The article explores the EU's regulation of Big Tech mergers, addressing concerns about underenforcement in acquisitions involving emerging competitors, especially in GenAI and digital sectors. It highlights jurisdictional challenges and anti-corporate activism, with the Commission targeting AI partnerships while encountering legal setbacks such as in the Illumina/GRAIL case. These themes interlink with the key concept 'GenAI' and the tags 'Anti-corporate activism, Big Tech, Mergers and acquisitions'.