Merger Update: AkzoNobel / Axalta

Invitation to Comment: AkzoNobel / Axalta merger inquiry 

Invitation to comment: closes on 1 May 2026

The CMA is issuing this preliminary 'invitation to comment' to allow interested parties to submit to the CMA any initial views on the impact that the transaction could have on competition in the UK. The CMA has not yet launched its formal investigation into this transaction. This invitation to comment is the first part of the CMA's information-gathering process.

Please send written representations about any competition or public interest issues to: 

`[email protected] 

Principal Case Officer: Anushka Singh, [email protected] 

Case Officer: Raphael Cannell, [email protected] 

Case Officer: Manisha Juttla, [email protected] 

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