Tag: Mergers
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...
(Un)Intended Consequences of Regulatory Enforcement in M&A
By: Eric de Bodt, Jean-Gabriel Cousin, Micah S. Officer & Richard Roll (CLS Blue Sky Blog)
A growing literature highlights the important effect of economic and...
Mergers Involving Nascent Competition
By A. Douglas Melamed (Stanford)
Mergers involving nascent competition are a hot topic in antitrust circles, especially in light of the pending FTC case against...
Misconduct Synergies from Mergers
By: Emmanuel Yimfor & Heather Tookes (CLS Blue Sky Blog)
Like many sectors in the U.S. economy, the registered investment advisory (RIA) industry has seen...
Making the Second Request Process Both More Streamlined and More Rigorous...
By: Holly Vedova (Federal Trade Commission)
Given the recent surge in merger filings and the Commission’s obligation to protect Americans from illegal transactions, the Bureau...
