Mergers that substantially lessen competition are challenged by antitrust authorities. Instead of blocking … mergers that were under the European Commission's scrutiny from 1990 to 2002. We use an event study methodology to identify … the potential anticompetitive effects of mergers as well as the remedial provisions on these transactions. Stock market …

Motorola Mobility, DoubleClick or Nest Labs, mergers and acquisitions in the digital economy have been controversial. Some of … revolution in how we conduct merger control, it is likely to require some significant changes in competition guidelines and will …, which are explored in this study. This underlines the need for forward looking merger review and the possibility of using …

increased the risks associated with the merger control process for businesses in Ireland and the EU. The first section of this … section examines proposed reforms regarding the types of transactions which must be notified under the merger control rules at …

The DOJ and FTC clarify the role of labor market power ("monopsony") in the 2023 draft merger guidelines. The draft … that a stricter threshold may be warranted in labor markets. The post-merger Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) that defines … monopsony power in the U.S. may warrant an even lower threshold. For example, merger simulations indicate that workers would …

We study the effect of a merger in a dynamic high-technology industry-the videogame market- which is characterized by … frequent introduction of new products. To assess the impact of the merger between two large specialist retailers in the UK, we … suggest that there has been a reduction in the general level of prices of both new and pre-owned games after the merger. This …

We study the effect of a merger in a dynamic high-technology industry - the videogame market - which is characterized … by frequent introduction of new products. To assess the impact of the merger between two large specialist retailers in … the merger. This decline has been more marked for the merging parties, which suggests that the merger between Game and …

Using a sample of 167 mergers during the period 1990-2002 involving 544 firms either as merging firms or competitors …, we contrast a measure of the merger's profitability based on event studies with one based on accounting data. We find … case of anticompetitive mergers. …

. We contrast a measure of the merger’s profitability based on event studies with one based on accounting data. We find …We use a sample of 167 mergers during the period 1990-2002 involving 544 firms either as merging firms or competitors … basierende Rentabilitätsmaß der Fusion zu einer alternativen Maß, die durch Bilanzdaten konstruiert wurde. Wir finden, dass diese …

. We contrast a measure of the merger’s profitability based on event studies with one based on accounting data. We find …We use a sample of 167 mergers during the period 1990-2002 involving 544 firms either as merging firms or competitors …" basierende Rentabilitätsmaß der Fusion zu einer alternativen Maß, die durch Bilanzdaten konstruiert wurde. Wir finden, dass diese …

Using a sample of 167 mergers during the period 1990-2002 involving 544 firms either as merging firms or competitors … case of anticompetitive mergers. …