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United Kingdom: Phase I decision on NortonLifeLock / Avast merger inquiry announced

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Phase I decision on NortonLifeLock / Avast merger inquiry announced

On 16 March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) completed its initial inquiry (Phase I) on the NortonLifeLock Inc. / Avast plc merger inquiry. The CMA ruled that the transaction may result in a substantial lessening of competition with…

Scope

Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Merger control regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2022-01-19
under deliberation

On 19 January 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an inquiry into the merge…

2022-02-02
processing consultation

On 2 February 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) closed its consultation on the merg…

2022-03-16
under investigation

On 16 March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) completed its initial inquiry (Phase …

2022-03-25
under deliberation

On 25 March 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced an inquiry into the NortonL…

2022-08-03
under investigation

On 3 August 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a notice on its provisional fi…

2022-08-24
processing consultation

On 24 August 2022, the public consultation on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provision…

2022-09-02
concluded

On 2 September 2022, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its final findings regar…