Houthoff competition outlook 2025

In our Competition Outlook 2025, we look back at the main competition law developments over the past year and offer our insights on the key trends for 2025.

Developments in competition law and enforcement continue to be dynamic. The call for new enforcement powers in the form of “new competition tools” is gaining momentum, aiming to resolve “market failures” that cannot be addressed under conventional competition law. EU Member States are also introducing powers to call in below-the-threshold mergers, while the Commission lost its power to do so in the Illumina Grail case. Enforcement against unfair trading practices and cross border trade restrictions in the agri-food sector is picking up pace. Meanwhile, deglobalisation and geopolitical rivalry continues to drive investment scrutiny. Like 2024, 2025 will be a year of continued transformation of the competition law and regulatory landscape.

In this Competition Outlook 2025, we identify the ten key competition trends to watch out for. We look back at recent developments and offer our predictions for the new year.

You can download the Houthoff Competition Outlook 2025 here.