CMA scrutiny of high-leverage PE divestment purchases expected to increase
Highly leveraged private equity (PE) deals are expected to come under tight scrutiny by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in a merger divestiture process, where the agency will want to ensure that remedy takers can execute business plans, lawyers told Unquote sister publication PaRR.
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