Gun Jumping in Europe: An Overview of EU and National Case Law

This article aims to provide a general overview of the case law to date on gun jumping, and to indicate

trends that may be relevant for practitioners. First, it lays out the basic legal framework establishing the

prohibition against gun jumping under the EU merger control rules, and provides an overview of the general

trends that have arisen in practice. It then highlights key gun jumping cases that have arisen at EU and

Member State level over the past decade. Finally, it discusses briefly how the Commission’s practice with

respect to gun jumping may develop in the future, and offers suggestions for merger practitioners notifying a

transaction to European competition authorities.