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PresentationINTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Deni Mantzari
Against a backdrop of increasingly protectionist political rhetoric, there has been renewed interest in recent years in the ability of governments to intervene in the merger control process to protect national interests. Depending on the applicable legal framework, this has concerned both the ability of merger control regimes to take into account wider public interests, and the establishment and use of separate foreign direct investment (“FDI”) screening mechanisms.
But also, merger control is not immune to the challenges of digital markets: from data mergers and killer acquisitions to broader discussions on the role of innovation considerations in merger control, the digitalisation of our economy has shed new light on established doctrines and has put into question the procedural and substantive framework governing merger control.
OPENING DISCUSSION - NEW CHALLENGES FOR COMPETITION LAW: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: BREXIT, FDI, PUBLIC INTEREST...