Delrahim criticises merger enforcement under Biden administration

Charles McConnell

20 December 2022

The former head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has criticised the Federal Trade Commission for withdrawing the 2020 vertical merger guidelines and condemned the country’s merger review process for being hampered by delays and uncertainty.

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