Tag: Merger Control
In Praise of SAMR’s Behavioral Remedies: Preventing Over-Deterrence in Global Merger...
This article examines the use of behavioral remedies in merger control in China, and contrasts it with the stance opposing conduct remedies in the...
What to Expect of Chinese Merger Control Reviews of Global Semiconductor...
The long list of semiconductor transactions around the globe in the past few years underlines China’s continuing role as one of the key jurisdictions...
Sashimi M&As: Monopolization by a Thousand Acquisitions
Many competition authorities have provisions for transactions of “minor importance” where the parties involved can avoid mandatory pre-merger notification. Several industries have seen merger...
Mergers as Monopolization
We tend to think of mergers and monopolization as separate and distinct branches of antitrust. Using Section 2 to attack mergers raises the question...
The Resurrection of The Application of Article 102 to Mergers and...
Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union prohibits the abuse of a dominant position. The European Commission has generally...
The New Egyptian Merger Control Regime: A Former Enforcer’s Perspective
By Dr. Amir Nabil1
I. Introduction
Almost 17 years after the enactment of the Egyptian Competition Law (“ECL”), pre-merger control was finally introduced through the Law...
Egyptian Merger Control Undergoes Major Revamping After 17 Years
By: Rostom Omar, Esq. (Primerio/African Antitrust)
Egypt finally adopts a new merger-control regime that would transform the system from a post-notification to a pre-approval system.
After...
Overview Of Privacy In Cases Relevant To Competition
By Christophe Carugati (Université Paris II)
Privacy in competition cases is becoming common due to the importance of data. The literature thus focuses on the...
Just How Honest Does One Have to be with the Commission?...
By Simon Vande Walle1
Former President Bill Clinton famously denied having had sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky. After the details of his affair became public,...
Designing a Cooperation Framework for Regulating Competition in Digital Markets –...
Competition agencies should build on the existing and successful case-by-case cooperation framework used in assessing mergers that are notified in multiple jurisdictions and develop...
