Lipsky, Abbott B.; Kobayashi, Bruce H.; Raskovich, Alexander - 2022
guidelines is to identify and describe how the agencies assess the legality of mergers. Such guidelines help assure reasonable … and consistent agency review of mergers, and effectively enable businesses to comply with the law. The agencies’ role in … enormous variety of mergers subject to review. Flawed or vague agency standards are likely to discourage procompetitive …