New merger thresholds, increased enforcement and more regulator-led awareness campaigns have given rise to flourishing and competitive markets in the Middle East’s largest economy, but some regulatory and procedural concerns still remain.
In November, the Saudi Arabian General Authority for Competition (GAC) made a number of changes to its merger control filing thresholds, in an attempt to bring its transaction notification regime in line with international best practices.
Now, six months since the notifications were…
