Winter 2023, March, Volume 1

Minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships between competitors are, and have always been, a widespread practice in certain industries. Given that, on their face, such links may influence companies’ competitive behavior, they naturally attract the attention of competition authorities, litigants, and courts worldwide. The articles in this Chronicle address the current thinking of the antitrust communities across these bodies as they grapple with this phenomenon in a contemporary context. In particular, in the U.S., this debate plays out within the context of section 8 of the Clayton Act.