. The antitrust agency’s incentives to produce evidence on the efficiency of a merger proposal depend critically on its …

. It follows that an antitrust authority ignoring existing PPOs when evaluating merger proposals (which reflects the …

and examine whether the antitrust agency made the right decisions. We find that remedied mergers, on average, were not …

Estimating antitrust risk is fundamental to identifying, proposing, and pricing deals. A more informed understanding of … what to expect when meeting with agency staff and leadership will help antitrust lawyers and economists (or other … consultants) anticipate the critical questions and potential paths that should be addressed regarding antitrust merger risk. This …

attributable to the markets of concern. (i.e., by the “overlap”). If an antitrust agency challenges a merger having only a small … to litigation. Regulators, antitrust attorneys, and expert economists have long wondered if the degree of overlap …