. Even if market concentration and technological disadvantages lead to a significant welfare reduction after merger, from … takeover is hostile. …

can lead to a softer merger policy when competition is weaker. … merger between regulated firms when cost synergies are uncertain before the merger and their realization becomes private … information of the merged firm. The optimal merger policy trades off potential cost savings against regulatory distortions from …

contribute, on average, 20% of the total merger value added. Moreover, we find that multimarket efficiency gains dominate …Merger value is frequently evaluated in single market contexts without considering possible gains stemming from firms … multimarket firms create incremental value. We establish a simple theoretical model that determines merger value in a multimarket …