The application of indexes by competition council: mergers and joint ventures

Abstract EN

Mergers and acquisitions are key functions of the capital markets.

combined with the fact that nowadays a merger control regime is in force in almost every country of the world, the need for merger clearance is often seen as a potentially frustrating bump on the road.

time is money, and every day spent awaiting merger clearance has an impact on the profitability calculations behind a deal.

hence, the parties are eager to speed up the merger control process as much as possible.

bearing that in mind, it is hard to imagine a more tragic outcome of a merger control process than a prohibition, and a withdrawal is effectively the same.

our study will focus on the economic analysis in merger investigations and the treatment of notifications by the competition council.