European Competition Review 2022
This Review provides legal counsel and their teams easy reference guidance on essential EU competition law developments covering key areas of law and policy. Topics covered include: Cartels &...
View ArticleAntitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2023
Topics covered in this edition: Christine Wilson Resigns as FTC Commissioner FTC/Department of Justice Horizontal Merger Guidelines Delayed Agencies Maintain Focus on Private Equity, Especially in...
View ArticleCMA Blocks Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard; ‘Game Over’ for...
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked what would have been the largest deal in the gaming industry to date on April 26, 2023. This decision brings attention to various significant trends,...
View ArticleEU Commission Adopts New Merger Simplification Package
On April 20, 2023, the EU Commission (Commission) adopted and published a package to simplify the procedures for reviewing concentrations under Regulation (EC) 139/2004 of January 20, 2004 (European...
View ArticleThe Potential Benefits of New EU Merger Control Rules
The European Commission recently adopted and published a package to simplify the procedures for reviewing concentrations under the EU Merger Regulation. The goal of the package is to simplify merger...
View ArticleEU Competition Law: New Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and Horizontal...
The European Commission recently adopted and published the revised Research and Development Block Exemption Regulation and Specialisation Block Exemption Regulation, together referred to as the...
View ArticleVertical Agreements & Restriction of Competition by Object: What’s New in...
On June 29, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a preliminary ruling in the Super Bock Bebidas vs. Autoridade da Concorrência case (C-211/22) on the questions referred by...
View ArticleCartel Corner | July 2023
In the first half of 2023, antitrust enforcers remained remarkably busy both in the United States (US) and across the European Union (EU). The US Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) Antitrust Division...
View ArticleAntitrust M&A Snapshot | Q2 2023
Topics covered in this edition: FTC Unveils Proposal Detailing Significant Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Merger Notifications Assa Abloy Settlement Raises Questions on Litigating the Fix and DOJ...
View ArticleAntitrust M&A Snapshot | Q4 2023
Topics covered in this edition: New Merger Guidelines Released FTC Focused on Pharmaceutical Companies FTC Targets “Moat-Building” Mergers Fifth Circuit Fuels FTC’s Vertical Mergers Agenda FTC Losing...
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