A ‘merger’ may fall within the EU merger rules and require notification to the European Commission if at least two parties to the transaction generate fairly substantial...
The first step of any EU merger control analysis is to assess whether or not a transaction falls within the jurisdiction of the EU Merger Regulation. The EU Merger...
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
The EU merger control regime, set out in the EU Merger Regulation (Regulation 139/2004), is based on the ‘one-stop shop’ principle for the control of concentrations...
ARCHIVED–this archived practice note provides information on EU competition law and big data and algorithms and reflects the position at the date of publication (11...
Joint ventures will typically be the means by which companies enter into a new market and develop new products. Their treatment under EU competition law will differ...
Except in the very rare case of a true merger (fusion) of two or more enterprises, such as Kyowa/Saitama Banks, a concentration occurs under the EU Merger Regulation (EU...
The EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) empowers the Commission to accept remedial undertakings as a condition of a phase I clearance or after a phase II in-depth investigation...
Both the EU and the US impose on parties to transactions notification requirements when certain thresholds are met. The purpose of these requirements is to ensure that...
ARCHIVED–this archived practice note reviews the approach adopted by the European Commission to assessing innovation competition in merger investigations and reflects the...
Undertakings involved in competition proceedings, including merger investigations, before the European Commission enjoy rights of defence which safeguard their interests....
BREXIT: The law and practice referred to in this Practice Note may be impacted by Brexit. For further information on the potential impact, see: The effect of Brexit on UK...
The Court of Justice of the European Union has its seat in Luxembourg and consists of two courts: the Court of Justice and the General Court (the Civil Service Tribunal...
If a transaction falls under the concept of a notifiable ‘concentration’ within the meaning of the EU Merger Regulation and meets the EU Merger Regulation’s...
This Practice Note sets out how the Commission will substantively assess mergers under the EU Merger Regulation. Where a transaction falls within the scope of the EU...