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Formal information which firms provide to the Commission under EU merger law in certain situations. The Merger Regulation obliges undertakings to notify any concentration of Community dimension to the Commission on the basis of form CO, normally within one week of the conclusion of the concentration agreement. The participating undertakings are not allowed to put the concentration into effect before its notification and before the Commission has declared it compatible with the common market. © European Commission

Articles

Anne Wachsmann, Thomas Philippon, Stéphane Sorbe Common ownership and competition (Nasse Seminar - June 25th, 2021)

7 July 2021

At the Nasse seminar on 25 June 2021, Anne Wachsmann - a partner at Linklaters, and Thomas Philippon - professor of finance at Max L. Heine, New York University, Stern School of Business, discussed the topic of "common ownership and competition". The session was moderated by Stéphane Sorbe - (...)

Ivo Gagliuffi Merger Control in Latin America - A Jurisdictional Guide, Paulo BURNIER DA SILVEIRA, Pamela SITTENFELD (dir.), presentation by Ivo GAGLIUFFI

November 2020

It is my greatest pleasure to write a short presentation to Merger Control in Latin America: A Jurisdictional Guide edited by Pamela Sittenfeld and Paulo Burnier da Silveira. Both editors are leading competition experts in the region and they have managed to put together an excellent list of (...)

Philippe Guibert, Laetitia Gavoty Tolot, Sofia El Hariri, Fayrouze Masmi-Dazi, Gwenaëlle Poilon The French Competition Authority’s new merger control guidelines

November 2020

After several months of public consultation over a reform of its merger control guidelines, the French competition Authority (FCA) has released July 23rd, 2020, its final version of the revised guidelines on merger control. The present On-Topic gathers three contributions reviewing this (...)

Nicholas Levy, Daniel P. Culley, Richard Pepper, Alexis R. B. Lazda, Edward Dean The failing firm defence in the age of COVID-19

November 2020

As COVID-19 continues to cause economic upheaval, undermine established business models, and jeopardise the long-term viability of important sectors of the economy, an increasing number of transactions may involve firms in severe financial difficulty. This may in turn increase the number of (...)

Peter D. Camesasca, Horst Henschen, Martin Juhasz Foreign direct investment screening in Europe: A comparative perspective on differences and commonalities within Europe

November 2020

The authors provide a comparative perspective on foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening in Europe in light of the EU’s new regulation, Regulation (EU) 2019/452. They explain the key drivers behind FDI screening and offer an analysis of what it implies at a European level. The article further (...)

Soumya Hariharan, Sakshi Agarwal, Akrathi Shetty India: Supreme Court on competition law - Decisions that shaped the decade

November 2020

The evolution and journey of competition law jurisprudence in India has been extremely dynamic and exciting. The Competition Act, 2002 was implemented in a phased manner and the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India over the last decade has laid down landmark judgements across a wide spectrum of (...)

Cheng Liu, Audrey Yumeng Li, Nick Torres China: Conglomerate mergers are facing heightened scrutiny

November 2020

For the past three years (2017–2020), it appears that conglomerate mergers were under more scrutiny in China than in the European Union (“EU”) or the United States (“U.S.”). This article mainly examines five mergers—namely, HP/Samsung, Essilor/Luxottica, KLA/Orbotech, Infineon/Cypress and (...)

Catherine Prieto, Laurence Idot, Martine Behar-Touchais, Florian Bien, David Bosco, Josep M. Carpi Badia, Etienne Chantrel, Marta Giner Asins, Didier Theophile, Simon Vande Walle, Jérôme Vidal Towards a European merger control network

September 2020

The European Competition Network (ECN), which is well-known as an effective mechanism of cooperation for the application of articles 101 and 102 TFEU, is not extended to merger rules. However, the need for cooperation in this area encouraged the Commission and the national competition (...)

Dave Anderson, Paul Culliford Surveying the surveys – The drive for implementation of the ICN’s recommended practices for merger notification and review procedures

September 2020

One of the first and most enduring work products of the ICN is the Merger Working Group’s Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures. Since their initial release in the early 2000s, the Recommended Practices have undergone a number of changes and a number of surveys have (...)

Frédéric Jenny, Christian Ahlborn, Jeremy Bacharach, Christoph Barth, Christian Bovet, Marcel Boyer, Jacques Buhart, Maria Pilar Canedo Arrillaga, Michèle Carpagnano, Daniel Crane, Aymeric de Moncuit, Valentine Delaloye, Jacques Derenne, David-Julien dos Santos Goncalves, David Gabathuler, Mark Griffiths, Leigh Hancher, David Henry, Pierre Horna, David Kupka, Siún O’Keeffe, Christian Ritz, Giulio Cesare Rizza, Matthias Schlau, Mario Siragusa, Anastasia Usova, Faustine Viala, Masako Wakui Competition law and health crisis

May 2020

The unexpected shock provoked by the Covid-19 crisis and the measures taken to limit the spread of the pandemic have affected the functioning of many markets. Throughout the world, competition authorities which, in the last decade, had been enforcing their laws in the context of steady economic (...)

Jorge Padilla, Nicolas Petit Competition policy and the Covid-19 opportunity

May 2020

This short paper argues that the Covid-19 crisis provides an opportunity for improvements in long term growth in the EU by allowing the exit of zombie firms that trap industries into low productivity cycles, limited technology diffusion, and weak economic dynamism. To seize this opportunity, (...)

Pedro Gonzaga, Lynn Robertson, Ania Thiemann, Cristina Volpin OECD: Second Competition Open Day (Paris, 26 February 2020)

May 2020

At the Second OECD Competition Open Day, the OECD launched the first edition of the OECD Competition Trends which provides unique insights into global competition trends based on analysis of data from more than 50 OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions. Sessions discussed competition in the digital (...)

Aurélien Portuese, Anne Witt Algorithmic antitrust (London, 6 March 2020)

September 2020

On the 6th of March 2020, few days before the Covid-19 lockdown, LL.M. Programme Director Dr Aurelien Portuese has convened a conference on “Algorithmic antitrust” in the Waldegrave Drawing Rooms of St Mary’s University London, in Twickenham. This conference was an annual conference organised as (...)

Bernd Langeheine, Beatriz Martos Stevenson, Jan Przerwa Mobile telecommunications mergers in the EU – Remedies revisited

February 2020

The present article looks at key recent decisions on mobile mergers and examines the development of the Commission’s assessment of the respective remedies offered to overcome the competitive harm identified during the investigation. It describes the marked shift in the approach to remedies which (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Droit procédural européen des concentrations. Textes et commentaires, Simon GENEVAZ and Manon OIKNINE

February 2020

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Joel Bamford, Aiste Slezeviciute Brexit: Balancing UK and EU merger control

November 2019

The merger control regime in the United Kingdom (UK) and at the European level is increasingly under the spotlight. In the UK, a key factor is the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit), where, as a consequence, the UK is likely to lose the benefit of the “one-stop shop” under the EU Merger (...)

James Mancini Digital antitrust: An emerging consensus?

November 2019

An increasing number of jurisdictions are considering adjustments to their competition policy framework to reflect the unique challenges of digitalisation. Indeed, several studies have been formally commissioned on the subject. While their legal context, focus and findings vary significantly; (...)

Bernard Amory, Charles de Navacelle, Henry de la Barre d’Erquelinnes, Simon J. Evenett Beyond Alstom-Siemens: Is there a need to revise competition law goals? (New Frontiers of Antitrust - Paris, June 14th, 2019)

November 2019

The present contributions were gathered following up the 10th edition of the “New Frontiers of Antitrust” annual Concurrences review Conference held in Paris on June 14th, 2019, at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance. The discussions revolved around four topics. The members of the first (...)

Harikumar Pillay, Lip Hang Poh Singapore: Grab/Uber merger – Observations from the CCCS’s first interim measures directions and merger infringement decisions

September 2019

In September 2018, the CCCS (Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore) issued its infringement decision on the merger between Grab and Uber, the first merger infringement decision issued by the authority since the prohibition came into force in July 2007. This was also the first case in (...)

Stephen T. Cheng The DOJ’s guidance on evaluation of corporate compliance programs

September 2019

On April 30, 2019, the US Department of Justice released a new guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs. The guidance is centered around three key questions: (1) Is the Compliance Program well designed?; (2) Is the Compliance Program effectively implemented?; and (3) Does the (...)

Pascal Belmin Possible reform of competition law: Food for thought to improve the interplay between merger control and other EU policies

September 2019

The EU political landscape has evolved significantly over the last months, notably based on a renewed perception of external challenges facing the Union. This has triggered an intensified and refocused policy and legislative production, in particular on strategic topics and industrial policy. (...)

Etienne Chantrel, Faustine Viala Étienne Chantrel (French Competition Authority): Further reform of merger control

September 2019

Étienne Chantrel, Deputy General Case Handler and Head of the Mergers Department of the French Competition Authority, reviews his department’s activity and discusses the merger control reform. Interview conducted by Faustine Viala, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, Paris. After serving as (...)

Christophe Carugati Reforming merger control notification thresholds

May 2019

In the world, competition authorities are currently adapting to the specifies and issues of the digital economy by reforming their competition laws. The reform of the merger control is a first step in order to avoid to concentrate this economy already dominated by just a few firms. This paper (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions. The Case of Merger Control v. Merger Deregulation, Mohammad BEDIER

February 2019

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

John Handoll India: Remedies in merger cases

February 2019

No notified combination has to date been prohibited by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). However, the clearance of some 30 combinations has been subject to the parties implementing structural or non-structural (behavioural) remedies. This article outlines the sometimes innovative (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Le droit des concentrations économiques, Mathieu LE COQ

February 2019

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Hanhong Wu, Wei Tan Introduction (10 years of the Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Beijing, 14 July 2018)

November 2018

The article below introduces 9 articles related to the conference "10 years of Anti-Monopoly Law in China" held in Beijing on July 14, 2018 and published in this issue of Concurrences N°4-2018. Introduction Wei Tan Managing Director, Mingde Economic Research Inc., Washington, D.C Hanhong Wu (...)

Shan Jiao, Wei Tan, Ying Qin Merger control (10 years of the Anti-Monopoly Law in China - Beijing, 14 July 2018)

November 2018

These papers review the use of FRAND commitment as merger remedy and the risks of Un-notified Concentrations in China. The paper looks at the economic meaning of FRAND price after the merger, the potential abuse of FRAND commitment and the implication of these remedies. By the end of this (...)

Marie-Cecile Rameau, Yelena Trifounovitch Merger control - Assessment of minority shareholdings by the European Commission: From standard solutions to avant-garde theses

May 2018

In 2017, the European Commission examined several industrial and commercial minority shareholdings that a company may hold in another, and found either that there was exclusive de facto control, even where there was no certainty that the shareholder would have a majority at the general meeting, (...)

Amanda Athayde, Mônica Fujimoto Brazil: Common ownership by institutional investors and its impact on competition

February 2018

Brazilian capital markets have experienced a significant increase in the engagement of institutional investors (including investment funds), despite the fact intertwined companies or those with family control are still dominant in the country. In this sense, one must question whether (...)

David Bosco Droit des affaires de l’Union européenne, Jean-Bernard BLAISE and Anne-Sophie CHONÉ-GRIMALDI

February 2018

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Concurrence : 10 leçons – Contrôle européen des concentrations, Louis VOGEL

February 2018

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Competition Law in Finland, Sari HILTUNEN

November 2017

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Camille Puech-Baron, Kyriakos Fountoukakos China/EU: The gradual evolution of the EU Commission’s merger control decisional practice towards SOEs amidst an increasingly protectionist world

November 2017

This article has been nominated for the 2018 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. This article updates the article published by the authors in 2012 on the treatment of Chinese SOEs involved in acquisitions of European companies under the EU (...)

Stéphane Rodrigues Droit européen des concentrations, Georges VALLINDAS

November 2017

This section selects books on themes related to competition laws and economics. This compilation does not attempt to be exhaustive but rather a survey of themes important in the area. The survey usually covers publication over the last three months after publication of the latest issue of (...)

Frédéric de Bure, Laurence Bary Disruptive innovation and merger remedies: How to predict the unpredictable?

September 2017

Innovation seems to have become the new mantra among the antitrust community in Europe. In the specific context of merger control, the debate focuses on the possible impact of mergers on classic R&D and whether turnover-based jurisdictional thresholds create a risk that certain harmful (...)

Anne Wachsmann, Isabelle de Silva Isabelle de Silva (French Competition Authority) : The French Competition Authority, between renewal and continuity

September 2017

Mrs. Isabelle de Silva, the new President of the French Competition Authority, explains in this interview the Authority’s role and its priorities in the french, european and international context. Interview conducted by Anne Wachsmann, Linklaters, Paris. A wind of renewal is blowing in France. (...)

Christopher Cook Real review timetables under the EU Merger Regulation

May 2017

This article presents the results of an empirical analysis of how long EU Merger Regulation reviews, and in particular pre-notifcation discussions, actually take. Our research shows that pre-notification and overall review periods for all types of cases—Short Form/simplifed, normal Phase I, and (...)

Michal Halperin, Tal Eyal-Boger Michal Halperin (IAA): The first goal is to strengthen enforcement against monopolies

May 2017

After a decade in private sector, Michal Halperin was appointed as the Director General of the Israel Antitrust Authority (IAA) in March 2016. In this interview, she describes IAA’s current competition policy and the challenges it is facing. Interview conducted by Tal Eyal-Bouger, Fischer Behar (...)

Chris Wall, Jennifer E. Mellott The effects of increased globalization and regulator coordination on antitrust discovery

February 2017

Merger review processes for complex, multinational deals have become significantly more complicated over the past 20 years. Increased coordination among competition authorities around the world creates new considerations for parties to multinational deals, requiring them to balance the need to (...)

Denis Fosselard, Mathias Traub Mathias Traub (Bosch): Antitrust Law around the world – An in-house view

February 2017

Mathias TRAUB, head of the antitrust department at one of the world’s leading automotive suppliers, discusses his work as an-house counsel, the challenges of this position and notably, how it differs from his previous experience in private practice. Interview conducted by Denis Fosselard, (...)

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi, Emmanuelle Claudel, Florian Bien, Thomas Cheng Kin-Hon Intermediation platforms (Competition law enforcement in the digital sector - Nanterre, 17 November 2016)

May 2017

Case 3 illustrates the practices of an intermediation platform referencing professionals; The case was studied in the scope of UE, German, French, American, Chinese and Japanese laws. An economist has also shared his point of view. 1. The Moov’ is an intermediation platform with a network of (...)

Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi Competition law enforcement in the digital sector: Introductory remarks

May 2017

For several years, the European institutions and competition authorities have been focusing their attention on the digital sector (see The Digital Agenda for Europe, launched in May 2010). The international colloquium held at the University of Paris Nanterre, on 17 November 2016, with the (...)

Eric Paroche, Flora Oriot Altice / Numericable: Did the French Competition Authority jump too far?

May 2017

The Altice/Numericable decision from the French Competition Authority is striking in two respects: it is the highest fine (€80 million) ever imposed by a competition authority for gun jumping and one of the very first decisions in Europe to outline the rules applicable to the acquirer and a (...)

Barbara Rosenberg, Pierre Honoré Brazil: Merger control regime further to the 2012 reform

September 2014

In 2012, Brazil adopted an ex ante merger control regime. This reform entirely modified the operation of the merger control system, both for the authority, which is now bound by a formal deadline to issue its decisions, and for the notifying parties, which must now wait for approval to close (...)

Michael Tiralongo Japan : Law and practice of merger control

May 2014

The Japanese merger control is a model of transparency and completeness, equaling Western standards. However, this situation is very recent, as its history has been influenced by more than fifty years of turmoil of Japan’s economic policy. Its main advantages are the simplicity of its legal (...)

Anja Balitzki Merger control in Africa: COMESA Competition Commission under review

May 2014

Since 14 January 2013 undertakings which have business activities within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (“COMESA” or “Common Market”) must deal with a new mandatory merger control regime.* At first glance, the system seems to have some similarity to merger control in the European (...)

Bernard Amory, David Tayar, Nadine Mouy, Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Serge Clerckx The pre-notification phase

December 2012

The pre-notification phase has proved to be a useful mean to address “upfront” many of the issues that a concentration may raise, without being bound by the strict timetable of the formal review process. It works well but there is arguably still some room for improvement. The pre-notification (...)

Catherine Prieto, Nadine Mouy, Philippe Rincazaux How to deal with transnational mergers notifications ?

December 2012

This set of three papers is derived from the training session organized by the Concurrences Review that was held on 10th July 2012 in Paris. The contributions examine the case of multiple notifications in the context of merger control rules. Concentrations: How to manage multiple (...)

Elizabeth Farina, Fabiana Tito Brazilian competition enforcement: New year, new law

February 2012

Depuis le 1er décembre 2011, le Brésil possède une nouvelle loi sur la concurrence (N° 12.529/2011) qui restructure considérablement la mise en oeuvre du droit de la concurrence et son cadre institutionnel. Cette loi entrera en vigueur le 29 mai 2012 et devraitt améliorer l’efficacité du droit de la (...)

Events

Michael Cowie, Pauline A. Kennedy, Thomas Horton, Noel Watson-Doig, Niels Christian Ersboll, Norbert Maier Antitrust in Life Sciences #2 Life Science Mergers II: Innovation, Exclusion & Killer Acquisitions

23 June 2021

2nd webinar of the 2nd « Antitrust in Life Sciences » Conference organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Arnold & Porter, Bates White Economic Consulting, Copenhagen Economics and Dechert, with Mike Cowie (Partner, Dechert), Niels Ersbøll (Partner, Arnold & Porter), Thomas Horton (Professor, University of South Dakota), Pauline Kennedy (Principal, Bates White Economic Consulting), Norbert Maier (Managing Economist, Copenhagen Economics) and Noel Watson-Doig (Senior Counsel Global Pharma Competition Law and Legal Operations, GSK).

Paul Csiszar, Stacy Frazier, Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Robert Willig, Josh Kaul, Stephen Weissman Antitrust in Life Sciences #1 Life science mergers I: New US and EU rules & recent cases

22 June 2021

1st webinar of the 2nd « Antitrust in Life Sciences » Conference organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Gibson Dunn and Herbert Smith Freehills, with Paul Csiszar (Director - Basic Industries, Manufacturing and Agriculture, DG COMP), Kyriakos Fountoukakos (Managing Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills), Stacy E. Frazier (Executive Counsel - Competition Law and Policy, General Electric), Josh Kaul (Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice), Stephen Weissman (Partner, Gibson Dunn) and Robert Willig (Professor, Princeton University).

Marie-Anne Lavergne, Orion Berg, Tilman Kuhn, Farhad Jalinous, Stefan Amarasinha, Dr. Angelika Milger Increasing FDI scrutiny in the EU: What does this mean in practice?

2 February 2021

Webinar organised by Concurrences, in partnership with White & Case, with Stefan Amarasinha (Policy Officer, DG TRADE), Orion Berg (Counsel, White & Case, Paris), Farhad Jalinous (Partner, White & Case, Washington D.C.), Tilman Kuhn (Partner, White & Case, Düsseldorf/Brussels), Marie-Anne Lavergne (Cheffe du bureau du contrôle des investissements étrangers, French Treasury), and Angelika Milger (Government Counsel - Division VB1, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy).

Alexander Baker, Catriona Hatton, Joel Bamford, Rameet Sangha, Manish Das UK Mergers after Brexit: Disruption or continuation?

24 February 2021

Webinar of the "Law & Economics" Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Baker Botts and Compass Lexecon, with Joel Bamford (Senior Director of Mergers, UK Competition and Markets Authority), Manish Das (Head of Competition Law, Lloyds Banking Group), Alexander Baker (Managing Director, Fingleton), Rameet Sangha (Senior Vice President, Compass Lexecon) and Catriona Hatton (Partner, Baker Botts).

Nicholas Levy, Antoine Chapsal WEBINAR #2 Mergers: Filing, review… Is it a 100 % deadlock situation?

9 April 2020

Webinar on mergers as part of the "Quarantine Webinar Series" organised by Concurrences with Nicholas Levy (Partner, Cleary Gottlieb), and, Antoine Chapsal (Partner, Analysis Group).

Josep M. Carpi Badia, Karl Soukup WEBINAR #1 Coronavirus crisis - The DG COMP’s response (State aid & Mergers)

7 April 2020

Inaugural webinar of the "Quarantine Webinar Series" organised by Concurrences with Karl Soukup (Director of the State aid General Scrutiny and Enforcement’s Direction, DG COMP), and, Josep Carpi Badia (Head of the Mergers case support and policy’s Unit, DG COMP).

Antoine Chapsal, Franck Audran, Sara Darley-Reygner The new merger control guidelines of the French Competition Authority: Evolutions and changes

15 October 2020

Webinar of the "Law & Economics" Series organised by Concurrences, in partnership with Analysis Group and Gide Loyrette Nouel, with Sara Darley-Reygner (Deputy Head of Merger, Autorité de la concurrence), Franck Audran (Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel) and Antoine Chapsal (Managing Principal, Analysis Group).

Laurent Flochel, Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Svend Albaek, Luis Campos, Etienne Chantrel, François Garnier, Elizabeth Kraus, Michael Cowie, Clemens York von Wartenburg, Hanna Anttilainen, Eugene Buttigieg, Stéphane Hoynck, Greg McCurdy, John McInnes, Laurence Bary, Hans-Jurgen Meyer-Lindemann, Pascal Belmin, Susan Hinchliffe, Clara Ingen-Housz, Carol Xueref, Michael L. Weiner, Jonathan Faull, Alec J. Burnside 7th Global Merger Control Conference

6 December 2019

This 7th edition of the Global Merger Control half-day conference was organised by Concurrences and Dechert, in partnership with CRA International and Frontier Economics.

Martijn Snoep, Eliana Garces-Tolon, Catriona Hatton, Guillaume Loriot, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Mike Walker, Hanna Anttilainen, Paul Cuomo, Hugh Hollman, Margaret Kyle, Paul Lugard, Sarah Biontino, Marianne Frisell Schreuder, Nicolas Pourbaix, Matthew Levitt Global Antitrust Hot Topics : EU, US & Global Perspectives

26 September 2019

This 7th edition of the Global Antitrust Hot Topics half-day conference was organised by Concurrences and Baker Botts, in partnership with Cornerstone Research and CRA.

Jérôme Vidal, Alexandre Menais, Fayrouze Masmi-Dazi, Antoine Chapsal The new merger control guidelines of the French Competition Authority: What we need to know

24 September 2019

Law & Economics workshop organised by Concurrences with Jérôme Vidal (Autorité de la concurrence), in partnership with Frieh Associés and Analysis Group.

Alec J. Burnside, Alexander Lunshof, Amandine Jacquemot, Anneleen Straetemans, Birthe Panhans, Eleni Gouliou, Elizabeth Kraus, Emmanuel Frot, Esther Bitton, Etienne Chantrel, Guillaume Gournay, Helene Millenaar, Isabelle de Silva, James Mancini, Laurence Bary, Laurent Flochel, Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Michael L. Weiner, Paul T. Denis 6th Global Merger Control Conference

30 November 2018

This 6th edition of the Global Merger Control half-day conference was organized by Concurrences Review and Dechert, in partnership with Analysis Group, Compass Lexecon and CRA.

Alexey Ivanov, Cristiane Schmidt, Daniel Rubinfeld, Dennis Davis, Eleanor M. Fox, Frédéric Jenny, George Paul, Gönenç Gürkaynak, Harry First, Ioannis Lianos, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Joseph Wilson, Kirti Gupta, Lawson A. W. Hunter, Nicholas Levy, Randolph Tritell, Roger Alford, Simon Roberts, Tembinkosi Bonakele, Xianlin Wang Antitrust and Developing & Emerging Economies

26 October 2018

Annual Concurrences & NYU School of Law conference, with the support of Charles River Associates, Cleary Gottlieb, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law, Qualcomm, Ropes & Gray, White & Case (Panel Sponsors) and MLex and PaRR (Media Sponsors).

Carles Esteva Mosso, David Sevy, Xavier Boutin, Yann Utzschneider Mergers and competition : EU and French perspectives

29 May 2018

Dinner organised by Concurrences Review with keynote speaker Carles Esteva Mosso, in partnership with White & Case and Compass Lexecon.

Etienne Chantrel, Guillaume Gournay, Jérémie Sneessens, Joséphine Fourquet, Pierre Kirch, Simon Genevaz Takeover process and new risks: How to notify competition authorities without endangering the undertakings?

31 January 2018

Law & Economics workshop organised by Concurrences Review in partnership with Paul Hastings and McKinsey & Company.

Alexander Lunshof, Andreas Bardong, Anne-Sophie Poirier, Antoni Vassileff, Elizabeth Kraus, François Garnier, Gabriel Lluch, Hans-Jurgen Meyer-Lindemann, Isabelle de Silva, Jérémie Sneessens, Josep M. Carpi Badia, Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Michael L. Weiner, Paul T. Denis, Sheldon Mills, Susan Hinchliffe, William E. Kovacic Global Merger Control Conference 2016

2 December 2016

Conference organised by Concurrences in partnership with Dechert, Advolis and McKinsey.

Edouard Sarrazin, Laurence Idot, Simon Genevaz Restructuring undertakings in difficulty and competition — Merger & State Aid

8 November 2016

Lunchtalk organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with DLA Piper.

Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Pascale Déchamps, Simon Genevaz Catchment areas in merger control

5 July 2016

Law & Economics Workshop organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with Mayer Brown and Oxera.

Gorka Navea, Jacques Buhart, Jérôme Vidal, Louise Aberg, Melanie Bruneau Relationships between JV and parent companies in Merger control and Antitrust

3 May 2016

Law & Economics Workshop organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with McDermott Will & Emery.

David Bosco, Emmanuel Reille, Virginie Beaumeunier Sanction for failure to notify a merger

12 May 2015

Antitrust Procedure Workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with Gide Loyrette Nouel.

Marie Hindré, Martine Behar-Touchais, Simon Genevaz Exchange of information in the course of merger

10 April 2015

Workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with DLA Piper.

David Bosco, Emmanuel Reille, Virginie Beaumeunier Sanction for failure to notify a concentration

22 March 2015

Virginie Beaumeunier
Emmanuel Reille
David Bosco

Gwenaëlle Nouët, Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Patrick de Bonnières Mergers : Recent French practice in the implementation of commitments and role of trustee

12 March 2015

Workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with Mayer Brown and Advolis.

Marie Hindré, Martine Behar-Touchais, Simon Genevaz Exchange of information in the course of merger

19 February 2015

Simon Genevaz
Marie Hindré
Laurence Idot

Fabien Zivy, Jérôme Philippe, Laurent Benzoni, Nadine Mouy How to facilitate cross-border mergers in Europe?

17 March 2014

Workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Tera Consultants.

Fabien Zivy, Jérôme Philippe, Laurent Benzoni, Maria Trabucchi, Nadine Mouy How to facilitate international mergers?

29 January 2014

Andreas Stargard, Bruno Lasserre, C. Scott Hataway, Carol Xueref, Christopher B. Hockett, John Oxenham, Kaarli Harry Eichhorn, Matthew Bennett, Michael Cohen, Munesh R. Mahtani, Patrick Hubert, Pierre Kirch, Randolph Tritell, Sean Ennis, William E. Kovacic The Inaugural Global Merger Control Conference

29 October 2013

Half-day conference organized by Concurrences in partnership with Paul Hastings.

Alec J. Burnside, Anne Perrot, Johannes Lübking Minority Shareholdings: Is there a need for reform?

15 October 2013

Law & Economics workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with Cadwalader and MAPP.

Andreas Stargard, Bruno Lasserre, C. Scott Hataway, Carol Xueref, Christopher B. Hockett, John Oxenham, Kaarli Harry Eichhorn, Matthew Bennett, Michael Cohen, Munesh R. Mahtani, Patrick Hubert, Pierre Kirch, Sean Ennis, William E. Kovacic The Inaugural Global Merger Control Conference

18 September 2013

Alec J. Burnside, Anne Perrot, Johannes Lübking Minority Shareholdings

18 September 2013

Johannes Luebking
Alec J. Burnside
Anne Perrot

Bruno Lasserre, David Bosco, Patrick Hubert French Merger Control: The New Guidelines

23 July 2013

Antitrust Procedure Workshop organized by Concurrences in partnership with Clifford Chance.

Bruno Lasserre, David Bosco, Patrick Hubert The new mergers guidelines

11 July 2013

David Bosco, Sergio Sorinas, Simon Genevaz Third parties role in EU and French merger control

9 April 2013

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A B C D E F G H I J L M N O P R S T U V

A

Absolute territorial protection • Abuse of dominant position • Abuse of economic dependence • Access to essential facility • Access to information • Access to the file • Agency agreement • Agent • Agreement (notion) • Amicus curiae • Ancillary restraints • Annulment • Anticompetitive objet or effect • Anticompetitive practices • Applicable law • Arbitration • Article 11 letter • Automotive distribution

B

Barriers to entry • Bid rigging • Black cause • Block exemption (Regulation) • Boycott • Brand competition • Burden of proof • Business secrets • Buyer power

C

Cartel • Clearance phase I (merger) • Clearance phase II (merger) • Collecting society • Collective dominance • Collective redress (class action) • Comity • Competence • Competition policy • Competition policy • Complaint • Compliance programme • Compulsory license • Concerted practices • Concession • Concurrent jurisdiction • Consumers protection • Consumers’ associations • Contract • Control (change) • Control (notion) • Cooperation Agreement • Cooperation between competition authorities • Coordinated effects • Copyright • Corporate group • Corruption • Cost-based access • Criminal sanctions • Cross subsidisation

D

Damages • Dawn raids • De minimis notice • Direct effect • Discriminatory practices • Distribution agreement • Dominance (notion)

E

ECHR • Economic analysis • Economic efficiency • Economies of scale • Effect on trade between Member States • Effective judicial protection • Environmental protection • Essential facility • European Competition Network (ECN) • Excess prices • Exchanges of information • Exclusive distribution • Exclusive purchasing • Exclusive right (Art. 106 TFEU) • Exclusivity clause • Exhaustion • Extra-territoriality

F

Failing firm defence • Fidelity rebates • Fine • Fine mitigating • Foreign direct investment (FDI) • Franchising • FRAND • Free riding

G

Geographic market • Group purchasing organization • Gun jumping

H

Hard core restrictions • Hearing officer • Horizontal agreement

I

Independence and impartiality • Individual exemption • Intellectual property right • Inter-brand competition • Interim measures • International co-operation • International competition network (ICN) • Investigations / inquiries

J

Joint control • Joint venture • Judicial review

L

Legal privilege • Leniency • Lerner index • Letter of rejection of complaints • Licensing • Limitation period • Low prices

M

Mandatary (distribution) • Margin squeeze • Market economy investor • Market power • Market share • Media pluralism • Merger (notion) • Merger (prohibition) • Merger (withdrawal) • Merger control procedure • Merger remedies • Minority shareholdings • Misinformation • Misinformation

N

Ne bis in idem • Network effect • Non-competition clause • Notification • Nullity

O

Oligopoly

R

Referral (merger) • Refusal to deal • Regulated prices • Regulation • Relevant market • Remedies (antitrust) • Request for information • Resale price maintenance (RPM) • Resale-below-cost • Right against self-incrimination • Rights of defence • Rule of reason

S

Sector inquiry • Selective distribution • Services of general economic interest • Single branding • Sole control • Spill-over effects • Standard-Essential Patent (SEP) • State action defense • State aid (compatibility) • State aid (existing aid) • State aid (notification) • State aid (notion) • State aid (recovery) • State aid (tax ruling) • State aid (unlawful aid) • State measure • Substitutability • Sudden break of established business relationships

T

Test SIEC (merger) • Test SLC (merger) • Transfer of technology • Transfer pricing • Transparency • Trustee (mergers) • Turnover threshold (merger) • Two-sided market • Tying or tied selling

U

Undertaking (notion) • Unfair competition • Universal service • Upstream market

V

Vertical agreement • Vertical restraints (or restrictions)