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Merger Control
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GT London Law Blog
European Commission Raises the Stakes for Undertakings to Comply with EU Merger Control Rules
By Simon Harms
The European Commission (Commission) imposed a fine of EUR 20 million on Marine Harvest, the Norwegian salmon farmer and processor, after it acquired a 48.5 percent stake in its competitor…
GT London Law Blog
EU Commission Publishes Merger Regulation White Paper on Minority Shareholdings
By Simon Harms, Hans Urlus, Emilie van Hasselt
In the United States, merger control rules require notifications to be submitted to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in respect of certain acquisitions of non-controlling minority shareholdings.…
Antitrust Alert
Commission Publishes White Paper on Minority Shareholdings
By Alexandra Hamilton, Jacques Buhart, Lionel Lesur
On 9 July 2014, the EU Commission (Commission) published a White Paper (White Paper) entitled Towards more effective EU merger control. The White Paper sets out the Commission’s current thinking…
The Venture Alley
You think your merger is too small for antitrust laws to apply…think again: Top 10 tips in non-reportable transactions
By Trent Dykes
Article prepared by and republished courtesy of our colleagues Steven Levitsky and Paolo Morante; originally published here: http://www.dlapiper.com/en/us/insights/publications/2014/05/merger-enforcement-actions-below-the-hsr-threshold/. “Less is more” may be true in architecture, but in merger clearance…
China Law Vision
MOFCOM Updated Rules on Merger Control Filing
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) and Yu Shuitian from AnJie Law Firm Introduction MOFCOM released the amended Guiding Opinions on Notification of Concentration of Undertakings (“Guiding Opinions”) on June 6,…
Antitrust Law Blog
Beyond Truth, and Toward Repose: Price Increases Following “Merger to Monopoly” Do Not Rekindle Statute of Limitations
Z Technologies Corp. v. Lubrizol Corp., No. 2:12-cv-12206 (6th Cir., May 23, 2014). In February, 2007, Lubrizol Corporation made a “merger to monopoly” acquisition of the assets of a competitor. …
China Law Vision
Non-filers Beware: MOFCOM Takes More Strict Approach
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Michael Gu (michaelgu@anjielaw.com) from AnJie Law Firm Introduction On March 21, 2014, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) announced that it decided to publicize the decisions of administrative…
Antitrust Alert
German Court Rejects National Competition Authority Liability for Damages After Unlawful Prohibition of a Merger
The Higher Regional Court in Düsseldorf yesterday dismissed an action for damages of €1.1 billion brought by GN Store Nord against the German Federal Cartel Office. The judgment sheds some…
Competition chronicle
2013 South African Antitrust/Competition & Marketing Law Year in Review
By Neil MacKenzie, Stephen Langbridge
The year of 2013 provided further opportunity for development of South Africa's competition policy, law and practice. The year's highlights included the conclusion of the Competition Commission's Fast Track Settlement …
Antitrust Alert
Italian Merger Control Thresholds Update
The Italian Competition Authority has updated its merger control turnover thresholds. Effective from 10 March 2014, Section 16 (1) of Law No 287 of 10 October 1990 requires prior notification…