Merger Fees
Cost to company’s for a merger investigation undertaken by the UK’s competition authorities
The Enterprise Act 2002 provides for fees to be payable to recover the costs of the regulatory consideration of mergers. Section 121 of the Act provides the power to make orders defining the amount of such fees and the scope of their application.
Merger fees were first introduced in 1990. The following fees currently apply:
£30,000 where the value of the UK turnover of the enterprises being acquired is £20 million or less.
£60,000 where the value of the UK turnover of the enterprises being acquired is over £20 million but not over £70 million.
£90,000 where the value of the UK turnover of the enterprises being acquired exceeds £70 million.
Further information about paying merger fees is provided in the OFT's Mergers Jurisdictional and Procedural Guidance which may be found on the OFT website.
