Es handelt sich um ein Gutachten, welches die E.ON AG in Auftrag gegeben hat, um den Antrag der E.ON AG zu überprüfen, die Kontrolle über die Ruhrgas AG zu übernehmen. Einleitend wird eine Marktübersicht über den deutschen und europäischen Gasmarkt gegeben. Anschließend wird die...

In the present context of the European Single Market and the globalization among economies, mergers and acquisitions represent the means by which companies increase their competitional capacity. Real economical facts outline that traders performing activities in a competitional economical...

The paper provides a consistency analysis of the decisions taken by the Italian Competition Authority within the 1995-2003 period, concerning its control over mergers and acquisitions. An ample database was constructed using the tools of textual analysis. This data base was generated in a...

This technical note analyzes the competition in the banking sector in Denmark. It reveals that Denmark has a fairly competitive and efficient banking sector. Measured by various indicators, efficiency of banking intermediation has been improving in recent years. The banking sector has become...

This paper examines the evolution of market structure in emerging market banking systems during the 1990s. While significant bank consolidation has been taking place in these countries, reflected in a sharp decline in the number of banks, this process has not systematically been associated with...