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Merger Control
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Global Policy Watch
U.S. House of Representatives Passes Antitrust Legislative Package
By Nicholas Xenakis, Ryan Quillian
On September 29, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a package of three antitrust bills (H.R. 3843) by a vote of 242-184. The package includes: (1) the Merger Filing…
Antitrust Advocate
DOJ’s Kanter: New Merger Guidelines to Address Enforcement’s ‘Disconnect’ with Court Precedent and Market Realities
On Sept. 13, Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter delivered remarks[1] at the Georgetown Antitrust Law Symposium, largely focusing on merger control enforcement at the Department of Justice (DOJ) under his…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
TF1 and M6 abandon their merger ambitions over merger control issues
By Anita Magraner Oliver, Taieb Otmani
In a joint statement released on September 16, 2022,[1] TF1 and M6, the two main free-to-air television operators in France, announced their decision to abandon their merger project (the “Transaction”).…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Illumina/GRAIL: EC Blocks Transaction Below EU and Referring Member State Merger Control Thresholds for the First Time
By Francisco Enrique González‑Díaz, Lydia Bitsakou, Nicholas Levy, Brian Cullen
In a landmark decision announced on September 6, 2022 (“Decision”), the European Commission (“EC”) prohibited the acquisition by Illumina, a U.S. company specialising in genomic sequencing, of GRAIL, a U.S.-based…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Saga Continues: Commission Block Illumina/GRAIL In Landmark Decision
On September 6, 2022, the Commission prohibited the acquisition by Illumina, a U.S.-based company specializing in genomic sequencing, of GRAIL, a U.S.-based start-up developing early cancer detection tests based on…
DLA Piper Latin America – Law Blog
Merger control in Peru: Ex-officio investigation, killer acquisitions and a new threshold
By DLA Piper
By: Rafael Urday. Merger control is an essential element for any effective competition system, regardless of geography. Although recommended by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) on several…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
The Italian Parliament Approves Competition Law Reform
By Matteo Beretta, Riccardo Tremolada
On August 5, 2022, the Italian Parliament adopted Law No. 118, the “2021 Annual Competition Law” (the “ACL”). The ACL, which will enter into force on August 27, 2022, amends…
Global Policy Watch
EU General Court Upholds Tata Steel/thyssenkrupp JV Prohibition
By Johan Ysewyn
On 22 June 2022, the EU’s General Court (“GC”) fully dismissed thyssenkrupp’s appeal against the European Commission’s (“Commission”) decision to block its proposed joint venture (“JV”) with Tata Steel in 2019. This is the…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Chambers Merger Control 2022 Global Practice Guide: UK
Cleary Gottlieb partners Nicholas Levy, Paul Gilbert, and Jackie Holland and associate Courtney Olden co-authored the “UK” chapter of the Chambers Merger Control 2022 Global Practice Guide. The chapter analyzes current trends…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
China Makes Major Changes to its Antitrust Law
By Bona Law PC
Author: Yang Yang. Ms. Yang is an Antitrust Partner at Fairsky Law Firm, which has a New York office. She is also a lecturer and researcher at China University of…