The Intercontinental Exchange's current attempted acquisition of NYSE-Euronext is the third takeover proposal in as …

A comprehensive analysis of merger outcomes based on all empirical studies, with an assessment of the effectiveness of …Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mergers and Merger Policy in the United States: An Overview -- 3 Evaluating … Merger Outcomes -- 4 Guide to Merger Analysis Using Difference in Differences -- 5 Merger Retrospectives: Two Studies -- 6 …

This comprehensive book contains case studies on the evolution of competition policy, with an emphasis on merger policy … industry / Richard J. Pierce -- 3. Natural gas pipelines : can merger enforcement preserve the gains from restructuring …? / Diana L. Moss -- 4. Telecommunications mergers / Jim Chen -- 5. Merger analysis in the post-staggers railroad industry …

to the merger. We show that a PPO reduces the minimal synergy level necessary to make a merger beneficial for consumers …. It follows that an antitrust authority ignoring existing PPOs when evaluating merger proposals (which reflects the … current EU merger control regime) invites sneaky takeovers: Acquiring firms strategically use PPOs prior to a full merger …