During the financial crisis, companies and lenders found themselves in distressed situations. Competition authorities across the globe had to deal with controversial issues such as the application of the ‘failing firm’ defence in merger transactions as well as assessment of emergency aid...

The Antitrust Marathon is a long-running series of roundtable discussions sponsored by the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies of Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the Competition Law Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, focusing on enduring issues...

This article deals with the assessment of a merger involving a failing firm. Competition authorities have recognised the importance of a merger/acquisition in avoiding bankruptcy as well as the impact of the failing firm defence on entry in the market and the role of potential dynamic or...

This article analyses how the concept of collective dominance is applied in the case law of the European Control Merger Regulation and how the assessment criteria have been developed through this case law precedence. In spite of the extensive development of the notion of collective dominance...

The study provides support for an impact assessment concerning the review of the Merger Regulation regarding minority shareholdings. In more precise terms, the study is broken down into two interrelated but discrete topics: (topic 1) the assessment of the features of a certain number of merger...

This title addresses whether the risks of a systemic crisis to an entire market can justify the adoption of a more lenient approach to established standards in competition enforcement. It provides a valuable practical guide for policy makers as well as practitioners in the field of competition...