TBILISI, 24 April 2026 — The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA) has opened proceedings into two transactions that may have been implemented without mandatory merger notification, following a review of market activity in the first quarter of 2026.
According to the agency, 4,093 transactions were registered in Georgia during the reporting period, as part of its monitoring of potential concentrations.
Screening of transactions
The GCCA said that 4,072 of the registered deals did not meet the thresholds requiring prior notification under Georgia’s competition law.
A further 21 transactions were identified as concentrations potentially meeting the applicable turnover thresholds, which could trigger an obligation to notify the authority before implementation.
However, 19 of those transactions fell under statutory exemptions and were therefore not subject to notification requirements.
Two cases under investigation
In the remaining two cases, the authority found indications that the transactions may have been implemented without prior notification, prompting the GCCA to launch formal proceedings to examine the potential breach of merger control rules.
The investigations aim to determine whether the companies involved failed to comply with the obligation to notify the authority before completing the transactions.
Merger enforcement activity
The GCCA reported that it approved 18 concentrations in 2025. In 2026 so far, the authority has cleared five transactions.
The agency said its screening of market transactions is part of ongoing efforts to identify concentrations subject to mandatory notification and ensure effective enforcement of Georgia’s competition legislation.
Source: https://gcca.gov.ge/index.php?m=370&news_id=1914
