During the financial crisis, companies and lenders found themselves in distressed situations. Competition authorities across the globe had to deal with controversial issues such as the application of the ‘failing firm’ defence in merger transactions as well as assessment of emergency aid...

The Antitrust Marathon is a long-running series of roundtable discussions sponsored by the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies of Loyola University Chicago School of Law and the Competition Law Forum of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, focusing on enduring issues...

This title addresses whether the risks of a systemic crisis to an entire market can justify the adoption of a more lenient approach to established standards in competition enforcement. It provides a valuable practical guide for policy makers as well as practitioners in the field of competition...