This comprehensive review of ex-post merger studies assesses the price effects of horizontal transactions to determine … whether there are common post-merger price effects, both overall and in specific markets. The aim is to derive implications … for policy makers and competition authorities in terms of effective merger enforcement and competition policy. By …

conduct merger simulations and why there are important antitrust issues related to integrating merging parties’ pricing … effects in a merger context.- Remedies. Why data compatibility and collusion risk are important considerations when “divesting …

In this comprehensive review of ex-post merger studies price effects of horizontal transactions are evaluated. By … combining and further analyzing the results of 52 retrospective studies on 82 mergers or merger-like transactions it can be … shown that the industry alone is no strong indication for the direction of price-related merger effects. However, the “size …

The 2010 Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines lay out a new standard for … cases in which the GUPPI would imply increased regulatory scrutiny of a proposed merger …

, announced their agreement to merge. Seven months later, the Federal Trade Commission voted 4 to 1 to oppose the merger on the … and granted a preliminary injunction, effectively dooming the merger.Staples broke new ground in terms of both the … traditionally focused on the increased probability of collusion following a merger as the primary theoretical underpinning for …

shares as an early preliminary screen in evaluating the potential for anticompetitive effects of a proposed merger. Recently …, Farrell and Shapiro proposed a new merger screen known as Upward Price Pressure. This article discusses the advantages and … disadvantages of this screen, contrasts it to more complicated full merger simulations, and ultimately suggests a merger simulation …

The 2010 Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Horizontal Merger Guidelines lay out a new standard for … cases in which the GUPPI would imply increased regulatory scrutiny of a proposed merger …

We provide a methodology to simulate the coordinated effects of a proposed merger using data commonly available to …