Tag: Merger Guidelines

One of the perhaps unexpected consequences of the pandemic is the dramatic increase in pet ownership. Beginning in 2019, but continuing through the pandemic,...

By Keith Klovers* & Robert Kulick**   In a recent notice requesting public comment on potential changes to merger enforcement, including revisions to the Horizontal Merger...

In this article we offer a number of recommendations for updating the merger guidelines. Our comments address six distinct areas: (1) the guidelines’ structure, (2)...

By: Alex Hazell & Rebecca Saunders (CMA) On the 18 March, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) adopted revised guidelines on how it assesses mergers. The previous Merger Assessment...

Recently, competition authorities globally have been advocating for law reform to enhance their enforcement powers in relation to so called "killer acquisitions." In July...

November 2018 FTC Facilitates Lively Debate on the Future of Vertical Merger Enforcement By Blair Kuykendall (Dechert)1 The FTC hosted two panels on November 1st to...

Posted by Social Science Research Network Market definition By Steven C. Salop (Georgetown University), Serge Moresi & John Woodbury (Charles River Associates) Abstract:     We explain the...

By Warren Grimes - It is difficult to find consistency in the U.S. Justice Department’s (“Antitrust Division”) responses to the wave of telecommunications mergers. AT&T was barred from...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Robert O'Donoghue, David Parker, Mar 14, 2007 On February 13, 2007, the European Commission...

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Darren Tucker, May 29, 2015 There have been increasing calls for the Federal Trade...