At first glance, the merger control regime in Israel seems similar to parallel regimes around the world: a “notification obligation” in the appropriate cases, and a “standstill obligation” before taking any action to implement the merger. In practice, however, a comparison of merger control regimes reveals surprising differences among jurisdictions.
In the Israeli chapter of The Global Legal Post’s Merger Control Law Guide for 2026, spanning 30 jurisdictions, S. Horowitz’s Competition & Antitrust team explains how Israeli merger control works in practice, from the scope of the “notification obligation” and the “standstill obligation”, through the substantive assessment conducted by the Israel Competition Authority, to enforcement in cases of violations.
