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Merger Control
485 published works
China Law Insight
MOFCOM Revealed Yearly Merger Control Statistics
By Susan Ning and Huang JingOn 21 September 2011, Mr. Shang Ming, Director General of MOFCOM's Anti-Monopoly Bureau revealed the yearly merger control statistics at the BRICS International Competition Conference…
China Law Insight
MOFCOM to Promulgate Three New Rules on Merger Control
By Susan Ning and Huang Jing On 21 September 2011, Mr. Shang Ming, Director General of MOFCOM's Anti-Monopoly Bureau revealed the most recent legislative plan of MOFCOM' at the BRICS…
China Law Insight
MOFCOM’s New Antitrust Rules Shed Light on Its Competitive Assessment Process
Susan Ning and Yin Ranran On September 2, 2011, China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released on its website the Provisional Rules on Assessment of Competitive Effects of Concentration of Business…
Beyond Telecom Law Blog
DoJ Moves to Block AT&T’s Acquisition of T-Mobile
Moving far more quickly than the Federal Communications Commission, rejecting AT&T’s promises of more rapid wireless broadband development and the carrier’s unprecedented public relations campaign, the Department of Justice today…
Antitrust Alert
German Federal Cartel Office Consults on Substantive Merger Control – Draft Guidance Focuses on Market Dominance
by Philipp Werner, Martina Maier and David Henry On 21 July 2011, the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) published a consultation paper on substantive merger control called “Draft Guidance on…
Antitrust Alert
Major Changes to HSR Disclosure Requirements Effective August 18, 2011
by Jon B. Dubrow, Carla A. R. Hine and Carrie G. Amezcua Revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) notification rules and form (as detailed here) will become effective August 18, 2011. …
Antitrust Alert
How to Watch Your EU Deals from an Antitrust Perspective
by Veronica Pinotti, Riccardo Franceschi and Martino Sforza Compliance with EU and national antitrust merger control rules can significantly impact the feasibility, timing and costs of M&A transactions. Parties to…
Antitrust Alert
China’s MOFCOM Gets Tough on Merger Control?
by Henry L.T. Chen and Frank Schoneveld There is considerable speculation in China that many large transactions that should have been notified for clearance by China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)…
China Law Insight
MOFCOM publishes draft rules on investigation procedures re failure to notify on concentrations
By Susan Ning, Shan Lining and Angie Ng Pursuant to the Anti-Monopoly Law, transactions which are construed as "concentrations" (i.e. mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures) and which meet with specified…
China Law Insight
Draft Merger Control Rules Published For Comments
By Susan Ning, Zheng Ziqing and Angie Ng On 3 June 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published, for public comments, draft rules which explain how MOFCOM will evaluate concentrations…