EC Merger Regulation: Substantive Issues 2nd ed

Subjects:
Competition Law
Contents:
The Economic Justification for Merger Control.
The SIEC Test. Market Definition.
Market Share and Market Concentration Levels.
The Counterfactual.
Market Operation.
Horizontal Mergers - Non-coordinated Effects.
Coordinated Effects.
Loss of Potential Competition.
The Merged Group's Buyer Power.
Vertical Issues.
Conglomerate Issues.
Coordination in Joint Ventures.
Competition from Actual Rivals.
Countervailing Buyer Power.
New Entry.
The Failing Firm Defence.
Efficiency Gains.
Other Evidence of the Likely Effects of the Merger.
Remedies.

ISBN13: 9780421930803
ISBN: 0421930802
Published: June 2006
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Country of Publication: UK
Binding: Hardback
Price: £162.00