Mexico
Mexico's new antitrust authority balances government alignment with technical enforcement
The Mexican antitrust authority’s first six months suggest an authority still finding its institutional footing, more closely aligned to the government’s own agenda but also signalling its technical approach to resolving matters.
Key aspects
- Lower thresholds are driving more filings.
- Faster merger timelines in law, not yet in practice.
- Uncertainty around filing fees, but openness to dialogue.
- Exclusivity arrangements and analogous contractual restrictions as a recurring enforcement theme.
- Digital antitrust enforcement remains on the agenda.
- Private antitrust enforcement might be gaining ground.
- The CNA appears aligned with federal government policy priorities.
- Growing focus on labor market issues.
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