Court confirms long reach of UK merger control jurisdiction On 21 May 2021, the UK''s specialist competition court, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) gave judgment dismissing Sabre Corporation (Sabre)''s challenge to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)''s decision to prohibit Sabre''s proposed acquisition of Farelogix Inc. (Farelogix). The judgment confirms the CMA''s broad discretion in how it determines whether a merger falls within its jurisdiction, and therefore the long reach of the UK merger control regime. By: Allen Overy LLP