Analysis

Latest Insights & Trends

Unicredit’s Results Show the Way for European Banking

UniCredit’s third-quarter results went largely unnoticed by investors. The stock fell slightly…

Veterinary Prices Are Set to Rise — What Can Regulators Do?

The UK has spent nearly two years examining the veterinary sector and…

Shares Fall 8% After CMA Decision — Getty–Shutterstock May Become a Buying Opportunity

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued its Phase I decision…

Cross Border Banking M&A Is Not Dead, It Is Being Done Quietly

The failed hostile takeover attempt by BBVA on Banco Sabadell has confirmed…

CVS Group Rises 13% in One Month, Though the CMA Market Study Didn’t Help

After months of regulatory uncertainty, CVS Group’s stock is up about 13%…

UK Regulator on Visa’s Interchange Cap: From “Only Remedy” to “Better Don’t”

The UK Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has made what may be its…

Robust, but Incomplete: Inside the CMA’s Profitability Analysis of Google

When the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority confirmed Google’s Strategic Market Status…

Poland Leads EU Cartel Enforcement in 2025: Key Trends

For all the talk about digital markets, algorithms, and gatekeepers, 2025 may…

EU Merger Guidelines Feedback Exposes Clash between Industrial Policy and Legal Purity

The European Commission’s consultation on its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines has…