We are in the midst of an undeniable trend towards servitization, i.e. the provision of goods as services. While this process can serve laudable goals (e.g. sustainability), it can also be used to circumvent the competition law framework on vertical agreements. To show how, we examine three...

Nowadays, merger control predominantly relies upon a strict analysis of the effects from merger and acquisitions on effective competition. However, there is scope for so-called public interest considerations in several European merger control regimes and recently a number of European politicians...