Tag: Economic Crisis
Open for Business: Cartel Enforcement and the Procurement Collusion Strike Force’s...
A global pandemic and economic disruption make effective deterrence, detection, and prosecution of cartels more important than ever. While COVID-19 is a novel virus,...
Cartels as Crisis Management: Why Collusion May Be Inevitable During Economic...
The impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been relentless, both from direct affliction with the virus itself and from the economic downturn devastating...
Epic Fail: Why It Is Better to Focus on a Competitive...
The failing firm defense is the fortune cookie of merger analysis: prevalent in merging parties’ advocacy, tantalizingly full of potential, but in the end,...
Failing Firm Analysis and the Current Economic Downturn
This is not the first time, even in recent memory, that large numbers of firms in our economy were suffering from a severe economic...
Pandemic, Economic Crisis, and the Failing Firm Defense
The profound economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause the failure of a number of firms and possible consolidation in...
The Failing Firm Defense in Times of (the COVID-19) Crisis: Is...
The recent COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of economic activity and competition law was not spared. Regulators around the world had to deal...
Canadian Merger Review: Assessing Failing Firm Claims in Market Conditions Disrupted...
The disruption of the economy due to COVID-19 is leading some companies to experience financial difficulties and struggle for survival. It is not unlikely...
The Failing Firm Doctrine During COVID-19: A Perspective from South Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to result in a large number of firms facing financial distress. This will likely lead to increased merger notifications...
Poland Creates Safeguards against Non-EU Takeovers
The Polish government has approved regulations aimed at making it difficult for investors from outside the European Union to take over companies cheaply that...
Competition Policy After COVID-19
By Ismael Beltrán Prado (Colombian Competition Authority)1
We are saturated with COVID-19 related news and articles. It is impossible not to think about how to...
