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Competition Policy for FinTech M&A – What to Expect When You're Expecting…a FinTech M&A Deal

19 October 2022

The UK Competition & Markets Authority has closely scrutinised M&A deals in the FinTech sector in recent years. This article provides an overview of the UK regulatory framework and key themes regarding the approach by regulators to FinTech M&A deals. It concludes by reflecting on the policy decisions which regulators will need to make as activity in this sector continues.

The authors are Daniel Schwarz, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance LLP and Jordan Bernstein, Associate, Clifford Chance LLP.

This article was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ in the Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation as "Competition Policy for FinTech M&A – What to Expect When You're Expecting…a FinTech M&A Deal" in [2022) 37 J.I.B.L.R., Issue 10, 353-360 and is reproduced by agreement with the publishers.

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