effective competition. However, there is scope for so-called public interest considerations in several European merger control … competition, is a rare phenomenon. This paper gives an overview of public interest considerations in the merger policy of European …Nowadays, merger control predominantly relies upon a strict analysis of the effects from merger and acquisitions on …

This paper presents a broad retrospective evaluation of mergers and merger decisions in the digital sector. We first … investigated mergers and whether a more effective merger control regime can be achieved within the current legal framework. … discuss the most crucial features of digital markets such as network effects, multi-sidedness, big data, and rapid innovation …

This paper presents a broad retrospective evaluation of mergers and merger decisions in the digital sector. We first … investigated mergers and whether a more effective merger control regime can be achieved within the current legal framework. … discuss the most crucial features of digital markets such as network effects, multi-sidedness, big data, and rapid innovation …

We study the effects of bank mergers and acquisitions in the U.K. from 1885 to 1925. The lack of a regulatory authority … and the confidential nature of merger negotiations allows us to precisely measure the wealth effects of M&As in a laissez … takeovers took place in a competitive environment wealth creation appears to be related to efficiency gains. As competition …

This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone … information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in 50 different local markets for a period of four years around the merger …. Since retail mergers may have either local or national effects (or both) according to the level at which retail chains set …