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The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") held that national competition authorities ("NCA") may investigate and block an M&A transaction that violates Article 102 of the Treaty on the...more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant recent developments and changes in merger control regimes. In this Update, we review: (i) key changes to merger regimes in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,...more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant changes in merger control regimes in 2020. In this Update, we review: (i) changes in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Germany,...more
2/1/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
Notification Requirements ,
Public Comment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Vertical Mergers
The Development: The Bundestag, the German legislature, amended Germany's antitrust laws to include special competition rules for digital platform "companies with overwhelming importance for competition across multiple...more
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update examines recent developments in merger control regimes, as well as anticipated changes to those regimes worldwide.
Merger control enforcement has continued to surge around the...more
4/19/2019
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Global Market ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide.
Over the past few years,...more
8/15/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Canada ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Italy ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK
The Situation: Market-dominant and powerful companies in Germany are subject to a number of rules that are significantly broader and stricter than the European Union's, Article 102 AEUV, which prohibits the abuse of a...more
2/23/2018
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisitions ,
Bargaining Power ,
Cherry Picking ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
German Supreme Court ,
Germany ,
Reimbursements ,
Suppliers ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
This is the quarterly Jones Day Global Merger Control Update, which will discuss recent developments in existing regimes and the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide.
In recent years, there has been a surge...more
5/31/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Austria ,
Chile ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Germany ,
Hungary ,
India ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Philippines ,
Risk Assessment ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Ukraine