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Merger Control
485 published works
Antitrust Alert
McDermott’s Antitrust M&A Snapshot Published on July 17, 2016
By David Henry, Joel R. Grosberg, Jon B. Dubrow, McDermott Will & Emery
McDermott’s Antitrust M&A Snapshot is a resource for in-house counsel and others who deal with antitrust M&A issues but are not faced with these issues on a daily basis. In each quarterly…
Competition Law
Recent Changes to Merger Control
We take a look at recent re-notification and revised merger control thresholds to the Competition Act, 2002, and how they will reduce regulatory hurdles for smaller transactions and facilitate ease…
Antitrust Law Source
You win some, you lose some – the story of the FTC’s week
Last week was an exciting week in the world of merger challenges. Decisions were issued by federal courts regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) efforts to preliminarily block two different…
China Law Insight
申请宽大时应重视“重要证据”的准备
By King & Wood
作者：宁宣凤 彭荷月 王鑫 金杜律师事务所商务合规部 随着过去的近2、3年中国反垄断执法机构对于横向垄断协议的规制力度逐渐加大，主动申请宽大的企业日益增多。为加强对经营者的鼓励和指导，提高执法机构发现并查处垄断协议行为的效率，国务院反垄断委员会委托国家发展改革委员会价格监督检查与反垄断局（以下简称“发改委”）于2015年中开始起草宽大制度适用指南。2016年2月2日，发改委在其官方网站发布了《横向垄断协议案件宽大制度适用指南》（征求意见稿）（以下称《指南征求意见稿》），面向社会公开征求意见。 众所周知，申请宽大的顺位越靠前，就越能获得更大程度的处罚减免。但是，很多人还不了解的是，申请宽大的顺位并不仅仅与“自首”的时间相关，还有一项不可忽视的要素是重要证据的提供。在《反垄断法》有关宽大政策的规定（第46条第2款）中， “报告达成垄断协议的有关情况”和“提供重要证据”并列为获得处罚减免的两个要件，缺一不可。 全文阅读， 请点击此处。
China Law Insight
Chinese SOE transactions may unexpectedly trigger an EU merger notification
By King & Wood
By Liu Cheng, Simon Holmes and Michael Reiss King & Wood Mallesons Chinese State-owned enterprises (SOEs) acquiring businesses or entering into joint ventures with other parties may unexpectedly trigger an EU…
Antitrust Alert
EU: Merger case cleared following offer of FRAND technology license
On 20 April 2016, the European Commission (Commission) cleared, under its merger control rules, the acquisition of Equens and PaySquare by Worldline subject to, amongst others, a commitment to license…
China Law Insight
严管背景下如何正确面对证券合规调查——金杜成功举办证券合规主题第二期研讨会
By King & Wood
作者：张保生 金杜律师事务所争议解决部 2016年4月15日，金杜律师事务所在北京办公室成功举办“证券合规主题系列第二期研讨会——严管背景下如何正确面对证券合规调查”。 本次研讨会由金杜合伙人张保生律师主持，由金杜合伙人夏东霞、常俊峰、张保生和雷继平律师以“严管背景下如何正确面对证券合规调查”为主题，结合金杜办理的实例，围绕客户在面对证券监管调查时所遇到的问题进行了专题演讲和研讨。受邀参加本次研讨会的有来自上市公司、证券公司、资产管理公司和基金公司的四十余位嘉宾。 全文阅读，请点击此处。
Global Media and Communications Watch
Antitrust regulators emphasize importance of innovation for merger control assessment – Commission considering revision of EU merger control thresholds
By Falk Schoening, Logan Breed, Rachel Brandenburger
Antitrust regulators around the globe reinforce the importance of innovation for the assessment of mergers and acquisitions. The European Commission this month published a policy brief on the role of…
Global Media and Communications Watch
Brexit, Three/O2 and the end of joined-up merger control?
This week’s intervention by the Competition and Markets Authority in the ongoing, hard-fought review of CK Hutchison's bid for O2 UK supports the views already expressed by the EU competition…
China Law Insight
A Review of MOFCOM’s Merger Control Enforcement in the First Quarter of 2016
By King & Wood
By Susan Ning, Zhifeng Chai, Weiqing Qiu and Lingbo Wei King & Wood Mallesons' Commercial & Regulatory Group In recent years, there is an increasing awareness among companies to notify the…