Tag: Mergers
European Commission Eases Mergers Process For Businesses
The European Commission has adopted a package aimed at simplifying procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation.
The package includes (i) a revised Merger...
Doomsday Mergers: A Retrospective Study of False Alarms
By Brian C. Albrecht, Dirk Auer, Eric Fruits & Geoffrey A. Manne, (ICLE)
A well-placed cadre of progressive scholars and advocates — several of whom...
Antitrust Chronicle® – Mergers as Monopolization
Dear Readers,
It has long bubbled under the surface, but there is an inherent tension between the archetypal monopolization/abuse of dominance provisions of global antitrust...
No Pain, No Gain: FTC Loses Bid To Block Facebook’s Acquisition...
By: Charlotte Slaiman (Public Knowledge)
On Monday the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied the Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to block...
Seasonal Price Effects of Mergers
By Ali Umut Guler, Koc University
This study shows that mergers’ price effects can vary seasonally. I document countercyclical price increases due to the Coors...
Reevaluating Out-of-Market Efficiencies in Antitrust
By John M. Yun (George Mason University)
Antitrust analyses relegate efficiencies to a second-class status. Not only are they often an after-thought when assessing conduct...
Are All Mergers Inherently Anticompetitive?
By: Brian Albrecht (Truth on the Market)
A recent viral video captures a prevailing sentiment in certain corners of social media, and among some competition scholars, about...
Antitrust and Private Equity – Parental Liability Rules Can Allow Authorities...
By: David Gallagher (The Thicket)
Private equity (PE) is in focus for antitrust authorities. In a merger control context, concerns around roll-up and keeping the...
The DOJ and FTC RFI on Merger Enforcement: Commentary on Labor...
By Daniel P. O'Brien (Microfoundations)
In January 2022, the Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission issued a Request for Information on Merger Enforcement, seeking comment...
No Let-Up In Merger Control Focus As Global Antitrust Authorities Continue...
By: Dominic Long, Elaine Johnston & Peter McDonald (Allen & Overy)
Allen & Overy’s latest Global Trends in Merger Control Enforcement report reveals that antitrust authorities around the...
