The legislation will fill a large gap in a key area of capital market activity in Oman and practitioners in other financial centres will find it familiar reading.

The Commercial Companies Law No 18/2019 regulated the merger of companies in articles 33 to 39. The Law determined two ways for the merger.

The Commercial Companies Law No 18/2019 regulated the merger of companies in articles 33 to 39.

Earlier this year the Competition Protection and Control of Monopoly Law ("Competition Law") was passed in the Sultanate of Oman under Royal Decree No. 67 of 2014.