Competition Section UK mergers update 2025, London (Tues 29th April 2025)

Merger control, the process of reviewing mergers and acquisitions to ensure they do not harm competition in the market, continues to develop both in the UK and around the world. Join this event to hear directly from the Competition and Markets Authority, a key organisation in the UK’s approach to mergers, about what the latest updates mean for you

Each year the Competition Section welcomes a senior leader from the competition law community to present on recent developments and trends in merger control. This year’s update will be provided by Naomi Burgoyne, Senior Director for Mergers at the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Last year Sorcha O’Carroll, Senior Director within the CMA’s mergers team, presented on phase 1 and 2 highlights from 2022-24, the key enforcement trends, and developments in policy and practice. Her presentation slides can be downloaded here.

Learning objectives

SRA Competencies A1

Gain insight from one of the leading authorities on merger control
Understand what the latest developments and trends in merger control mean for you and your organisation
Find out about the Competition Section and what it has to offer

Speakers

Matt Evans, Former Chair, Competition Section of the Law Society

Matt is a former chair of the competition section of the Law Society of England and Wales and a partner at DLA Piper. Matt has over 20 years’ experience advising multinational and UK businesses on complex UK and EU competition law matters and UK national security filings. He coordinates transaction filing strategies across multiple jurisdictions and represents clients before the Competition & Markets Authority and European Commission, guiding them through both phase 1 and phase 2 merger control procedures.

Naomi Burgoyne, Senior Director for Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority

Naomi is a Director in Mergers at the Competition and Markets Authority. Before joining the CMA in 2020, Naomi worked at Slaughter and May for over 10 years, advising on competition matters.

Who should attend?

This event is open to all members of the Competition Law community and is intended for:
All those practicing competition law, corporate and mergers and acquisition work, in private practice and in-house
Academics, trade journalists, finance professionals, and students of competition law