Essays about: "economic merger theory"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 15 essays containing the words economic merger theory.
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11. The leveraging theory as a tool in EC merger control
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In the early years of EC merger control, the Commission generally concluded that conglomerate mergers would not cause competitive harm. In recent years, however, the Commission has increasingly developed theories of competitive harm which are applicable to mergers which lack appreciable horizontal and vertical effects. READ MORE
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12. Information Exchange between Undertakings
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : Communication between competing undertakings comes in different guises: It is an indispensable and inherent feature of every cartel, it is at the heart of the activities of every trade organisation, and today many firms are involved in some type or another of benchmarking, which is also based on an exchange of information between the participating companies. This thesis deals primarily with information exchanges as an independent infringement of competition law, unconnected to more far-reaching cartel agreements. READ MORE
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13. Unilateral Effects Analysis in EC Merger Control
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The 2004 Merger Regulation introduced a change to the substantive test for the Commission's intervention in mergers. The Commission is now able to block mergers which significantly impede effective competition in the EC. READ MORE
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14. Business and legal aspects of cross-border M&A under scrutiny of the Merger Regulation 4046/89/EEC
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The European Union (EU) is heading for an increased economic, legal and political integration of its Member States. In spite of all the efforts to bring the people of Europe closer, significant differences in national laws and cultures still exist. READ MORE
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15. A Market Worth Monopolising - Investigating Market Power after Recent EC Merger Cases
University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : In theory, a perfectly competitive market is a market where there are many suppliers of products, their products are substitutable, all suppliers are price-takers and not price-makers, and there are no significant barriers to market entry. The opposite of perfect competition is total market domination, or monopoly. READ MORE