UK competition and digital-markets regulation: the CMA’s digital markets and strategic market status regime, the DMCCA 2024, concurrent competition powers, and where it meets data and payments.
In short: The CMA opened its invitation to comment on the £2 billion nexfibre/Substantial transaction on 23 April 2026. The case is in pre-notification; the statutory 40-working-day Phase 1 clock has not started. The deal is publicly targeted at Q3 2026 completion; that timeline carries real Phase 2 risk, and mandatory NSI Act 2021 notification…
Quick answer. Gamma Communications confirmed preliminary takeover talks on 7 April 2026, opening an offer period under the City Code and putting the GBP 645.8 million channel-led UCaaS and SIP trunking provider in play. This reaches Gamma’s 3,000-plus channel partners, competing operators, and PE investors using the process as a sector valuation benchmark, with a…