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12 Jun 2020

Webinar #9 Foreign Direct Investment in Europe: What’s around the corner? Legal insight and EU Commission perspective

Maria-Raffaella Assetta, Peter Camesasca, Horst Henschen

Webinar of the "#NewAntitrust" Webinar Series organised by Concurrences with Maria-Raffaella Assetta (Deputy Head of Unit - Free movement of Capital and application of EU law, DG FISMA), Peter Camesasca (Partner, Covington) and Horst Henschen (Of Counsel, (...)

29 May 2020

The German Parliament mitigates the consequences of COVID-19 by adopting a bill and temporarily amending national competition law to extend merger control review periods and suspend interest payments for antitrust fines

Christina Renner, Florian Hinderer, Cécile Manong • June 2020

Two key amendments to the German competition law entered into effect on May 29, 2020, temporarily extending merger control review periods and temporarily suspending interest payments for antitrust fines, further to a bill adopted by the German Parliament to mitigate the consequences of the (...)

20 May 2020

The German Federal Government tightens foreign direct investment control in light of COVID-19 following the guidance from the EU Commission on a possible increased risk of attempts to acquire healthcare capacities

Eva Monard, Renato Antonini, Dr. Jürgen Beninca, Matt Evans, Nicolas Brice • June 2020

On May 20, 2020, the German Federal government adopted the 15th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV). The changes to the AWV will be effective shortly, after publication in the Federal Gazette. Prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the amendment expands the scope of (...)

19 May 2020

The Californian Government debates a bill which, if passed, would broaden the type of healthcare transactions that require California AG review and approval prior to any acquisition of or affiliation with a healthcare facility or provider

Mariah Lohse, Michelle Lowery • June 2020

California Senate Bill (SB) 977, if passed, would broaden the type of healthcare transactions that require California Attorney General (AG) review and approval. SB 977 would require that a healthcare system, private equity group or hedge fund provide written notice to, and obtain the written (...)

13 May 2020

The EU General Court reaffirms the Commission’s decision declaring illegal the aid from Italy to several airlines serving Sardinia (Volotea / Germanwings / easyJet)

European Court of Justice • June 2020

The General Court dismisses the actions against the Commission decision declaring illegal the aid from Italy to several airlines serving Sardinia* The operators of the Sardinian airports were not the beneficiaries of the aid but merely intermediaries between the Autonomous Region and the (...)

13 May 2020

The EU General Court provides guidance to the notion of State aid under EU law following an action for annulment brought by airline companies against a decision of the EU Commission finding an Italian aid to be illegal and incompatible with the internal market (Volotea / Germanwings / EasyJet)

Markus Wellinger • June 2020

On 13 May 2020, the General Court delivered three judgments in Cases T-607/17,T-716/17,T-8/18, concerning Volotea, Germanwings and easyJet, respectively (the “Applicants”). These judgments follow actions for annulment brought by the Applicants against a decision of the Commission finding that (...)

23 Apr 2020

Mergers & COVID-19: The impact on EU and national merger control

Neil Cuninghame, Denis Fosselard, Peter Armitage, Nigel Parr, Christopher Eberhardt • Mergers & Covid-19

While some businesses may choose to delay transactions in light of Covid-19, many transactions will clearly continue and some of these will need to be completed with some urgency, in particular in cases of financial distress. Merger control regimes are still in operation, although there have (...)

17 Apr 2020

The UK Competition Authority uses the failing firm defence notion in a merger between a service provider and a food delivery supplier during the COVID-19 pandemic (Amazon / Deliveroo)

Alexi Dimitriou, Neil Cuninghame, Christopher Eberhardt • April 2020

While some businesses may choose to delay transactions in light of Covid-19, many transactions will continue, in particular if the target is in financial distress. In such scenarios, the "failing firm defence" may be an available option for obtaining merger control clearance for transactions (...)

3 Apr 2020

The EU Commission and National Competition Authorities implement remote working for the vast majority of their workforces, presenting challenges in merger control during the COVID-19 outbreak

Matthew Rose • June 2020

Like most organisations, the European Commission (the "Commission") and national competition authorities ("NCAs") have implemented remote working for the vast majority of their workforces. This presents unique and unprecedented challenges in merger control, one of the regulatory areas with the (...)

24 Mar 2020

The Vietnamese Government issues a decree providing guidance on thresholds for merger control notification, the definition of "control" and the approach to reviewing the competitive impact of a transaction

Ngoc Nguyen, Alastair Mordaunt • March 2020

An epidemic and the competition law share little in common but end up in the same place – one attacks fairly and equally; the other attacks unfair inequality. So it was perhaps fitting that on 24 March 2020, in the middle of its fight to control the Coronavirus outbreak, the Vietnamese (...)

23 Mar 2020

The US FTC shows concern about common ownership by asking 2 parties to a confidential merger to provide additional details on their largest shareholders

Joseph Ostoyich • March 2020

Antitrust Enforcement Agencies Target Large Shareholders’ Roles In Investigations of Public Company Merger and Acquisition Transactions* Antitrust enforcement agencies have taken a new interest in companies’ relationships with their largest shareholders. The agencies have more systematically (...)

18 Mar 2020

The Brazilian Competition Authority implements measures in line with WHO recommendations against the spread of the COVID-19

Lauro Celidonio Gomes dos Reis Neto, Renata Fonseca Zuccolo Giannella, Amadeu Ribeiro, Marcio Soares, Michelle Marques Machado • March 2020

The Brazilian antitrust authority has implemented measures in line with WHO recommendations against the spread of the COVID-19, and activities are being carried out without major impacts, although deadlines in conduct cases are now suspended and delays in certain matters cannot be altogether (...)

9 Mar 2020

The World’s Authorities present steps to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on antitrust related issues that businesses may confront in the coming days of the outbreak

Alexis R. B. Lazda, Savannah Haynes, Bruce Hoffman, Richard Pepper, Konstantin Bondarenko, Wanjie Lin, Anita Ng • March 2020

I. INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented issues for businesses and we recognize that antitrust is unlikely to be your most important concern at this time. However, some forethought may mitigate risk of future exposure, and position your business as well as possible in this (...)

12 Feb 2020

The Czech Competition Authority authorises a merger between two companies operating in the residential and commercial property rentals (Heimstaden / Residomo)

Jiři Švejda • February 2020

In a simplified procedure, the Office for the Protection of Competition authorised the merger of Heimstaden Bostad AB with RESIDOMO, s.r.o., RESIDOMO Services, s.r.o. and DomTherm, s.r.o. The Swedish group thus gains the opportunity to control the aforementioned companies exclusively. The (...)

28 Jan 2020

The US FTC announces its annual update on the HRS for premerger notification filings and interlocking directorates

Ngoc Pham Hulbig, Joel M. Mitnick • January 2020

FTC ANNOUNCES 2020 THRESHOLDS FOR MERGER CONTROL FILINGS UNDER HSR ACT AND INTERLOCKING DIRECTORATES UNDER THE CLAYTON ACT* The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced its annual revisions to the dollar jurisdictional thresholds in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, (...)

2 Jan 2020

The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation releases a draft with proposed amendments to the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law

Adrian Emch, Rachel Xu, Andrew McGinty, Qing Lyu, Jun Wei • January 2020

CHINA TABLES FIRST SET OF AMENDMENTS TO THE ANTI-MONOPOLY LAW* On 2 January 2020, China’s antitrust authority – the State Administration for Market Regulation (’SAMR’) – released a draft proposing amendments to the main antitrust statute in China, the Anti-Monopoly Law (’AML’), for public (...)

2 Jan 2020

The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation releases its draft proposing amendments to the Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law

Jet Zhisong Deng, Ken Dai • January 2020

On 2 January 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (“SAMR”) released a draft of the proposed amendment to the Anti-Monopoly Law of China (“Draft Amendment”) to solicit public comments from different sectors of society. It indicates that after twelve years, at the beginning (...)

2 Jan 2020

The Chinese Competition Authority launches a public consultation on proposed amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law

Donghao Cui, Tracy Lu, Alastair Mordaunt, Hazel Yin, Ninette Dodoo • January 2020

On 2 January 2020, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation (the “SAMR”) launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (the “AML”). This signals the dawn of “Version 2.0” of China’s competition law, which has been on China’s legislative agenda since 2015. (...)

2 Jan 2020

The Chinese Competition Authority publishes a draft amended Anti-Monopoly Law for public comments

Julia Zhu, Andrew L. Foster • January 2020

For the first time since China’s Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) came into force in 2008, the government is proposing major changes to its centerpiece antitrust legislation. On January 2, 2020, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a draft amended Anti-Monopoly Law for public (...)

28 Nov 2019

The Dutch Highest Administrative Court issues its final judgement in the flour cartel case (Flour Cartel)

Pauline Kuipers, Piet-Hein Eijssen • November 2019

On 28 November 2019 the highest administrative court in The Netherlands (het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") issued its final judgment in the flour cartel case. CBb has previously on 19 March 2019 issued an interlocutory ruling in this case. The Dutch competition authority (...)

1 Nov 2019

The Interaction Between Competition Law and Corporate Governance. Opening the ‘Black Box’, Florence THÉPOT

Francisco Costa Cabral • N° 4-2019 • pp. 235-236

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 (...)

6 Sep 2019

The French Competition Authority closes the ex officio proceedings to verify the compliance of remedies concerning a merger in the telecom sector (Altice France / SFR)

French Competition Authority • September 2019

Telecoms* The Autorité closes the ex officio proceedings it had started to ensure compliance with the commitments concerning the sale of Completel’s DSL network made by Altice France when it acquired SFR. The Autorité considers that there is no evidence to characterise Altice France’s actions (...)

27 Aug 2019

The Cyprus Competition Authority fines an undertaking for abusing its dominant position in the market of producing and presenting theatrical performances (CPC / THOC)

Panayiotis Agisilaou, Stephanie Theodotou • August 2019

Introduction On 27th August 2019 the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition (“CPC”) issued a decision imposing a fine of €342,221.35 to the Cyprus Theatre Organisation (“THOC”) for a violation of Section 6(1) of the Protection of Competition Law (Law 13(I)/2008), as amended (“Law”). (...)

14 Aug 2019

The Indian Government proposes to introduce an additional threshold test based on the deal size or transaction value of a transaction

Anisha Chand, Anmol Awasthi • August 2019

Introduction “We are all now connected by the internet like neurons in a giant brain,” these were the words of renowned theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, and he couldn’t have said it better. In today’s digital age, internet and technology have permeated every sphere of one’s life. Be it (...)

31 May 2019

The Global Antitrust Economics Conference

Luis Cabral, Lawrence J. White, Noah Joshua Phillips, Roger Noll, Andrew Zimbalist, Brad Humphreys, Rodney Fort, Michael D. Hausfeld, James A. Keyte, Gail Levine, Timothy J. Brennan, Gregory Rosston, Dennis W. Carlton, John D. Harkrider, Cristina Caffarra, Katja Seim, Paul Csiszar, David Gilo, George A. Rozanski, Ingrid Vandenborre, Jack E. Pace, Robert Willig, Samantha Knox, Martin d’Halluin, David A. Higbee, Boris Bershteyn, Harry First, Hal Varian

Annual Concurrences conference at NYU Stern School of Business with the support of Axinn, Bates White, CRA, Hausfeld, Qualcomm, Shearman & Sterling, Skadden, White & Case (Panel Sponsors) and MLex (Media Sponsor).

27 May 2019

The Japanese Government gazettes amendements to ministerial orders listing industries requiring prior foreign investment screening

Hideto Fujita, Kaori Yamada • May 2019

On 27 May 2019, the Japanese government gazetted amendments to ministerial orders listing industries requiring prior foreign investment screening under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law (FEFTL) to include IT and telecommunications technology manufacturing, software development, and (...)

1^er mai 2019

Vers une autorisation ‘ministérielle’ dans la procédure européenne de contrôle des fusions ? Un point de vue allemand

Florian Bien • N° 2-2019 • pp. 2-7

La Commission européenne, et en particulier les commissaires responsables du droit de la concurrence, ont jusqu’à présent réussi dans une très large mesure à contrer l’influence politique sur ses décisions en matière de contrôle des concentrations. L’interdiction de la fusion Siemens-Alstom en est la (...)

19 Mar 2019

The Dutch Highest Administrative Court rules that the National Competition Authority can find private equity investors liable for cartel infringements of their portfolio companies in the food market (Flour cartel)

Mariska Van De Sanden • March 2019

Private equity investors held liable for cartels in the Netherlands* Introduction On 19 March 2019, the highest administrative court in the Netherlands (het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, “CBb”) ruled that the Dutch Competition Authority (“the ACM”) can hold private equity investors (...)

19 Mar 2019

The Dutch Highest Administrative Court rules that private equity investors could be held liable for cartel infringements committed by their portfolio companies (Flour cartel)

Pauline Kuipers, Piet-Hein Eijssen • March 2019

On 19 March 2019 the highest administrative court in the Netherlands (het College van Beroep voor het bedrijfsleven, "CBb") ruled that private equity investors could be held liable for cartel infringements committed by their portfolio companies. In this case the Dutch Competition Authority (...)

6 sept. 2018

Contrôle exclusif : La Commission européenne autorise, sans condition, l’acquisition par une entreprise multinationale américaine de la principale application de reconnaissance musicale (Apple / Shazam)

Alain Ronzano • N° 1-2019

Le 12 novembre 2018, la Commission européenne a rendu publique la décision du 6 septembre 2018 autorisant Apple à prendre le contrôle exclusif de Shazam, entreprise britannique qui développe et distribue la principale application de reconnaissance musicale dans l’EEE et dans le monde. Cette appli (...)

27 Aug 2018

The Turkish Competition Board holds that the indirect changes on the shareholding structures of two companies do not constitute concentrations and grants, therefore, negative clearance to the transaction (Turkland / Groupmed)

Gönenç Gürkaynak, Onur Özgümüş • August 2018

The Turkish Competition Board (“ Board ”) resolved that the transaction would not be deemed as a concentration requiring mandatory merger control filing before the Turkish Competition Authority (the “ Authority ”), given that the transaction would result in shifting alliances. To that end, the (...)

16 juil. 2018

Procédures de contrôle des aides d’Etat : La Commission européenne adopte un nouveau code de bonnes pratiques pour la conduite des procédures de contrôle des aides d’État (Code de bonnes pratiques)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2018

Le 16 juillet 2018, la Commission a adopté un nouveau code de bonnes pratiques pour la conduite des procédures de contrôle des aides d’État. L’objectif de ce code de bonnes pratiques est de rationaliser et d’accélérer le contrôle des aides d’État. Il complète la réforme visant à moderniser la politique (...)

25 juin 2018

Politique de concurrence : L’Autorité de la concurrence présente à la presse son rapport annuel pour 2017 (Rapport annuel)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2018

Le 25 juin 2018, la présidente Isabelle de Silva a présenté à la presse le rapport d’activité annuel de l’Autorité de la concurrence, celui de l’année 2017, le neuvième depuis la création de l’institution. Comme les années précédentes, ont été présentés les bilans de l’activité de l’année passée et de celle (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice puts an end to the extensive interpretation by some competition authorities of the concept of gun jumping (Ernst & Young)

Eric David, Marco Plankensteiner • May 2018

In its judgment of 31 May 2018 (Case C-633/16, Ernst & Young), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the termination of a cooperation agreement in connection with a M&A transaction prior to its clearing under merger control rules does not constitute a gun jumping practice. (...)

31 May 2018

The EU Court of Justice provides guidance on the standstill obligation which prevents parties from implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance decision (Ernst & Young)

Stephen Wisking, Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Kristien Geeurickx • May 2018

For the first time since the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) came into force the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has provided guidance on the scope the standstill obligation (Article 7(1) EUMR) which prevents parties implementing their transaction before the EU Commission issues a clearance (...)

16 mai 2018

Révision des engagements : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne estime que la Commission n’a pas satisfait à son obligation d’effectuer un examen diligent des demandes de révision des engagements souscrits, et rejette la demande introduite par une société aérienne concernant la ligne Zurich-Stockholm (Lufthansa)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2018

Lorsqu’une entreprise, qui a accepté des remèdes, notamment de nature comportementale, pour qu’une opération de concentration obtienne le feu vert de la Commission, sollicite la levée de tout ou partie de ces engagements, quels éléments cette entreprise doit-elle avancer pour obtenir la révision des (...)

8 May 2018

The Turkish Competition Board approves the acquisition of control over chemical company based on commitments submitted to the EU Commission (Bayer / Monsanto)

Gönenç Gürkaynak, Onur Özgümüş • May 2018

The Turkish Competition Board (“ Board ”) granted conditional approval to the acquisition of sole control over Monsanto Company (“ Monsanto ”) by Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (“ Bayer ”), by way of taking into account the commitments submitted before the European Commission (“ Commission ”). This case (...)

23 Apr 2018

The EU Commission opens an in-depth investigation concerning a merger in the market of music recognition for smartphones, tablets and PCs (Apple / Shazam)

European Commission • April 2018

MERGERS: COMMISSIONS OPEN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION INTO APPLE’S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF SHAZAM* The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess the proposed acquisition of Shazam by Apple under the EU Merger Regulation. The Commission is concerned that the merger could (...)

18 Jan 2018

The Turkish Competition Board approves acquisition of IT company subject to a mandatory merger control despite the fact that the transaction does not satisfy the jurisdictional turnover thresholds on a stand-alone basis (Zirve / Mikro)

Gönenç Gürkaynak, Onur Özgümüş • January 2018

By way of taking into account another transaction realized by the same acquirer within the same relevant product market previously, the Turkish Competition Board (“ Board ”) resolved that the contemplated transaction is subject to a mandatory merger control filing, although it does not satisfy (...)

17 Oct 2017

The UK Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) publishes its green paper "national security and infrastructure investment review" for consultation containing proposals to extend the UK merger control public interest intervention regime

Alex Kay, Tim Briggs, Veronica Roberts • October 2017

On 17 October 2017 the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published its long-awaited Green Paper National Security and Infrastructure Investment Review for consultation. The Green Paper contains proposals to extend the UK merger control public interest intervention (...)

20 juil. 2017

Maintien de la certification : La Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) décide de maintenir la certification de l’un des deux gestionnaires de réseaux de transport (GRT) de gaz en France (Délibération N°2017-176)

Emmanuel Guillaume, Pierre-Edouard Pivois • N° 4-2017

Par délibération du 20 juillet 2017, la Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE) a décidé de maintenir la certification de l’un des deux gestionnaires de réseaux de transport (GRT) de gaz en France. La question du maintien de la certification se posait à la suite de deux prises de participation de (...)

27 avr. 2017

Question préjudicielle : L’avocat général Kokott suggère à la Cour de justice de l’Union Européenne de limiter le champ d’application du règlement concentration, en présence de création ou de transformation en entreprise commune, aux seules opérations concernant des entreprises de plein exercice (Austria Asphalt)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2017

Le 27 avril 2017, l’avocat général Juliane Kokott a présenté ses conclusions dans l’affaire C-248/16 (Austria Asphalt GmbH & Co OG contre Bundeskartellanwalt). Il s’agit d’une demande de décision préjudicielle formée par l’Oberster Gerichtshof, la Cour suprême autrichienne et accessoirement la (...)

28 Feb 2017

The Turkish Competition Board rules that the existence of a casting vote should not hinder the acquisition of indirect joint control over a company in the healthcare sector (PSPIB / Partners Group)

Gönenç Gürkaynak, Onur Özgümüş • February 2017

“The Turkish Competition Board (“ Board ”) unconditionally approved the transaction concerning the acquisition of joint control over Cerba Healthcare (“ Cerba ”) by Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“ PSPIB ”) and Partners Group AG (“ Partners Group ”). To that end, the Board resolved that a (...)

25 janv. 2017

Prise de participation et gouvernance

Charles Bertin, Joséphine Fourquet, Pierre Kirch

Petit-déjeuner débat organisé par la Revue Concurrences en partenariat avec Paul Hastings.

19 Jan 2017

The US FTC revises thresholds for HSR Act notifications and for interlocking directorates

Jonathan Cheng, Vadim M. Brusser • January 2017

Agencies report annual HSR threshold increases* On January 19, 2017, the FTC announced revisions to the jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott- Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), which will become effective on February 27, 2017 and apply to transactions consummated on (...)

6 Dec 2016

The EU Commission clears a merger subject to remedies on the professional social networks market (Microsoft / LinkedIn)

European Commission • December 2016

MERGERS: COMMISSION APPROVES ACQUISITION OF LINKEDIN BY MICROSOFT, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS* The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft. The decision is conditional on compliance with a series of commitments aimed at (...)

8 nov. 2016

Restructuration d’entreprises en difficulté et concurrence — Concentrations et aides d’État

Edouard Sarrazin, Laurence Idot, Simon Genevaz

Conférence-déjeuner organisée par la Revue Concurrences en partenariat avec DLA Piper.

7 Oct 2016

The EU Commission launches a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation suitable for improvements

Jacques Buhart • October 2016

OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED REFORMS OF THE EU MERGER CONTROL REGIME* In October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation suitable for refinement, improvement and simplification. In the past (...)

11 Aug 2016

The UK Competition Authority imposes a behavioural commitments akin to a structural divestment on an undertaking specialist in the magazine sector (Future / Miura)

Jacques Buhart • August 2016

UK CMA IMPOSES BEHAVIOURAL COMMITMENTS AKIN TO A STRUCTURAL DIVESTMENT: THE SCI-FI MAGAZINES CASE* Divestments often constitute the most appropriate remedy to resolve antitrust concerns in the context of merger control. However, behavioural commitments may also have the same commercial effects (...)

29 Jul 2016

The Chinese MOFCOM conditionally clears a merger in the market of production and sale of beer (AB InBev / SABMiller)

Adrian Emch, Allan Fels, Wendy Ng, Xiaoye Wang • July 2016

On 29 July 2016, AB InBev’s acquisition of SABMiller was conditionally approved by the MOFCOM. With the acquisition, AB InBev acquires SABMiller’s 49% interest in CR Snow. When Anheuser-Busch acquired InBev back in 2008, the MOFCOM approved that acquisition on the condition that, inter alia, if (...)

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