Topic
Merger Control
485 published works
La Revue
Siemens / Alstom – Chute d’un champion européen
Le 6 février 2019, la Commission européenne a bloqué la fusion des deux plus grandes entreprises ferroviaires du continent, Siemens (Allemagne) et Alstom (France). L’accord, bénéficiait du soutien appuyé de…
Israel Global Gateway
DLA Piper launches Global Merger Control Handbook
DLA Piper has launched the Global Merger Control Handbook, a comprehensive three-volume manual to help in-house counsel and other individuals involved in mergers and corporate reorganizations navigate the merger clearance…
China Law Vision
Merger Control Review 2018
By AnJie Broad
Michael Gu / Sihui Sun[1] Introduction In 2018 the Anti-monopoly Law celebrated its 10th anniversary. Further, the antitrust enforcement functions of China's three former antitrust agencies (ie, the Ministry of…
Antitrust Alert
EU Court of Justice Confirms Annulment of Commission Prohibition Decision Due to a Procedural Irregularity
By Mai Muto
On 16 January 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed the appeal by the European Commission (Commission) against the 2017 judgment of the General Court of…
Antitrust Alert
Mexican Competition Authority Sanctions BorgWarner and REMY Holdings for Gun Jumping
By Sara Fernandez, Caroline Ruiz Palmer, Gregory E. Heltzer
On January 31, the Board of the Mexican Competition Authority—the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE)—approved REMY Holdings International’s acquisition of BorgWarner’s vehicle aftermarket business. However, the companies failed to file…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
UK Clamps Down On Gun-Jumping
On 12 February 2019, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) imposed a fine of £200,000 on Electro Rent for gun-jumping.[1] This is the third occasion on which the CMA…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Commission Prohibits Wieland’s Proposed Acquisition of Aurubis Rolled Copper Products and Schwermetall
On February 6, 2019—the same day the Siemens/Alstom decision was adopted—and again following a Phase II investigation, the Commission prohibited German rolled copper products manufacturer Wieland’s proposed acquisition of Aurubis’s…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Prohibition of Siemens/Alstom Triggers Debate About Far-reaching Changes to EU Merger Control
On February 6, 2019, the Commission[1] prohibited the then-proposed combination of Siemens AG’s (“Siemens”) mobility business and Alstom S.A. (“Alstom”) which put an end to the parties’ ambition of creating…
Focus on Regulation
A New European Deal?
By Falk Schoening, Stefan Kirwitzke
German Minister of Economics suggests revising EU and German merger control regulations to enable the creation of European champions - and keeps FDI options on the table to prevent acquisitions…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Commission Conditionally Approves Basf/Solvay Creating a “Significant European Player” in the Nylon Compound Market
On March 6, 2020, the Commission approved Telecom Italia and Vodafone’s acquisition of joint control over INWIT, which will combine the companies’ 22,000 telecommunication towers in Italy.[1] The approval was…