This paper empirically evaluates the effects of a merger between the two largest book retail chains in the UK. We build an original dataset of book titles with data on the prices at the store level and at the national level. We then apply difference-in-differences techniques to assess the impact...

Deutschland als chinesischer Zielmarkt -- Volkswirtschaftlicher Hintergrund -- Kulturelle Faktoren -- Regulatorische Rahmenbedingungen -- Ablauf von Unternehmensübernahmen -- Besonderheiten bei deutsch-chinesischen Transaktionen -- Leitfaden für eine erfolgreiche Zusammenarbeit -- Fallstudien.

Germany as a Chinese target market -- Economic background -- Cultural factors -- Regulatory framework -- Process of company takeovers -- Special features of German-Chinese transactions -- Guidelines for successful cooperation -- Case studies.

The General Court recently annulled the Commission's 2016 H3G UK/Telefónica UK prohibition decision. Commission's failure to meet the Court's newly-found higher threshold demonstrating that the merger would lead to 'significant impediment to effective competition' (SIEC), and that H3G UK was an...