Merger control, FDI and FSR

The decisive question in corporate transactions today is no longer simply whether a deal makes economic sense but whether it is regulatorily feasible. This was the central theme of the roundtable hosted on 25 March 2026 by Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel together with Haver Mailänder, its long-standing Strategic Partner Law Firm, at the F.A.Z. Tower in Frankfurt. The article now published in Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel documents the key discussions: from the reform of the EU Merger Control Guidelines to the requirements of FDI screening and the complex notification obligations under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). Representing Haver Mailänder at the event were Elisabeth S. Wyrembek, Julian Munder and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schnelle.

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