Reform of the EU Merger Regulation: Looking Out for the Minority

Killian Kehoe, Christian Riis-Madsen, Sophia Stephanou, Jan 10, 2012

The last few months have witnessed new episodes in the long-running litigation concerning whether or not the minority non-controlling stake held by Ryanair in Aer Lingus can, or should, be examined under merger control provisions. This ongoing saga has re-triggered an EU-wide debate on the nature of merger control at both European Commission and Member State levels, and whether there is an “enforcement gap” that nee