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  1. 1. Remedying mergers and acquisitions below the EUMR jurisdictional thresholds - The EU competition law treatment of non-reportable M&A transactions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Samuel Hertsberg Åsander; [2023]
    Keywords : EU law; Competition law; Remedies; EUMR; jurisdictional thresholds; merger control; Article 102 TFEU; EU-rätt; konkurrensrätt; företagskoncentration; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Europeiska kommissionen har sedan en tid tillbaka upplevt brister i EU:s kontroll av företagskoncentrationer. Detta eftersom EU:s koncentrationsförordning inte anses fånga alla potentiellt konkurrensrättsligt problematiska företagsförvärv. READ MORE

  3. 2. Killer acquisitions and European merger control in the digital era

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Aline Alves Fulgencio; [2021]
    Keywords : killer acquisitions; GAFAM; EU mergers regulation; US antitrust law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Big Tech companies, more precisely the five American giants: Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft, have been performing a massive number of startup acquisitions and strengthening their dominant position in the market. In an economical study about mergers in the pharmaceutical sector the term killer acquisition was firstly adopted to define a transaction in which an incumbent, after acquiring a innovative target, terminates the development of the target’s innovations in order to prevent a future competitor. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gun-jumping in the EUMR: How it ought to be regulated

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Okko Lauri; [2020]
    Keywords : Gun-jumping; merger; implementation; concentration; EUMR; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This Master’s thesis concerns the regulation of premature implementations of mergers, also known as gun-jumping. The purpose of the paper is to establish how the phenomenon should be regulated in the European Union Merger Regulation (EUMR). Potential solutions are sought primarily from the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union. READ MORE

  5. 4. In What Way Does the Russian GAAR Comply With EU ATAD and BEPS Rules?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

    Author : Aleksei Shcherbakov; [2020]
    Keywords : Tax law; tax abuse; GAAR; ATAD; BEPS; CFC; EU law; Russian tax law; tax avoidance; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The issues of tackling aggressive tax planning are actual throughout the whole history of global market economy. Earlier this struggle was held by the states individually through imposing rules into their national legislation authorizing tax supervisory bodies to use new methods of control, establishing liability for tax evasion, and developing the approaches by judgements of the courts on relevant cases. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Regulatory Gap in Merger Control Vis-à-Vis the New-Economy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Vicky Kaufmann; [2018]
    Keywords : Competition law; Merger control; European Union; EU; EU law; European Merger Regulation; EUMR; Thresholds; Turnover-based thresholds; New-economy; Facebook Whatsapp; Apple Shazam; Reform; Spontaneous harmonisation; Voluntary notification model; Market shares; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The new-economy encompasses a variety of industries, particularly pharmaceuticals and online-based companies. These may hold strong market positions, or be strong future competitors, despite having low turnover. READ MORE