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Merger Control
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China Law Insight
AMB Director Shang Ming Speaks on Merger Enforcement in 2011
By Susan Ning, Liwei Wang and Hazel Yin On 27 December 2011, the Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") made a press release on its major merger enforcement work in 2011.1 Mr.…
GT London Law Blog
Streamlining multi-jurisdictional merger control in a globalised world – best practices
By Greenberg Traurig, Greenberg Traurig
Written by Simon Harms and Stephen C. Tupper 1. Background A significant number of countries worldwide now operate mandatory merger control regimes. Cross-border M&A activity, as a result, increasingly involves…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
AT&T Dials Another Wrong Number in Effort to Acquire T-Mobile
In late November, AT&T and T-Mobile withdrew their application for FCC’s consent to their proposed merger because of an anticipated adverse decision signaled by FCC Chairman Genachowski, opting to focus…
China Law Insight
MOFCOM Passed Provisional Rule on Failure to Notify on Concentration
By Susan Ning, Sun Yiming and Liu Jia On December 7, the Provisional Measures on Investigating and Penalizing Violation of Notification Obligations for Concentrations between Business Operators (Provisional Measures) were…
China Law Vision
Conditional Clearance Offers Further Insight on Concentrations
By AnJie Broad
On October 31 2011 the Ministry of Commerce posted Notice 73 in its website, announcing the clearance of a proposed concentration between Penelope Co Ltd and Savio Macchine Tessili SpA…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
AT&T and T-Mobile Abandon FCC; Focus on Antitrust Litigation for Merger Approval
Last week, AT&T bowed to reality as it and Deutsche Telekom withdrew their transfer of control application from the FCC, reportedly as FCC Chairman Genachowski announced his recommendation that the…
Antitrust Alert
Merger Control Notifications in Several EU Member States – Best Practices on Cooperation Between Competition Authorities
by Martina Maier and Philipp Werner The European Union’s (EU) national competition authorities (NCA) and the European Commission have agreed upon best practices on cooperation in cross-border mergers. The best…
China Law Insight
MOFCOM’s 8th Conditional Clearance – Alpha V/Savio Deal
On 31 October 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) publicly announced the eighth conditional merger clearance since the enactment of the Anti-monopoly Law (AML) in 2008. According to its announcement,…
China Law Insight
Alpha V/Savio Deal – A Procedural Overview of MOFCOM’s Decision-making Process
By Susan Ning and Liu Jia On 31 October 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) publicly announced the eighth conditional merger clearance since the enactment of the Anti-monopoly Law (AML)…
Antitrust Alert
Competition Law Reform in Brazil: Implications for Merger Control
by Andrea L. Hamilton, David Henry, Martina Maier and Joseph F. Winterscheid Brazil’s House of Representatives passed a long-awaited competition bill (the Competition Bill) on 5 October 2011, making significant changes…