The International Comparative Legal Guide 2020
Merger Control
16th Edition
Published on 17. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
508 pages
978-1-83918-014-9 (ISBN)
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Welcome to the 2020 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control,
one of the leading comprehensive and practical comparative guides to navigating
merger control regimes around the world.
The merger control regimes of many countries continue to grapple with a number of
common issues, including changes to jurisdictional thresholds and review processes, as
well as changes to assessment criteria, against a background of a general ramping-up
of enforcement activity for breaches of procedural rules. Some of these changes have
been politically driven, whilst others reflect attempts by policy makers and regulators to
ensure that their merger control regimes remain relevant and effective in today's rapidly
changing economic environment. In particular, the increasing digitisation of many
businesses has meant that many regulators have reviewed, for example, the applicability
of their notification thresholds, the information they request from merging parties,
and their substantive assessment methodologies. This means that navigating merger
control rules in many jurisdictions has become even more complex.
These changes have been considered by all of the contributing authors to this edition,
and we believe that it will continue to be an essential practical guide for lawyers advising
on multi-jurisdictional mergers across the globe.
one of the leading comprehensive and practical comparative guides to navigating
merger control regimes around the world.
The merger control regimes of many countries continue to grapple with a number of
common issues, including changes to jurisdictional thresholds and review processes, as
well as changes to assessment criteria, against a background of a general ramping-up
of enforcement activity for breaches of procedural rules. Some of these changes have
been politically driven, whilst others reflect attempts by policy makers and regulators to
ensure that their merger control regimes remain relevant and effective in today's rapidly
changing economic environment. In particular, the increasing digitisation of many
businesses has meant that many regulators have reviewed, for example, the applicability
of their notification thresholds, the information they request from merging parties,
and their substantive assessment methodologies. This means that navigating merger
control rules in many jurisdictions has become even more complex.
These changes have been considered by all of the contributing authors to this edition,
and we believe that it will continue to be an essential practical guide for lawyers advising
on multi-jurisdictional mergers across the globe.
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Edition
16th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-83918-014-9 (9781839180149)
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Content
Expert Chapters
A Road Map to Assessing Local Market Mergers
David Wirth & Tom Punton, Ashurst LLP 1
Af Gammelt Jern Smedes Nye Vaben: Vestager's First Term in EU Merger Control and What to Expect Going Forward
Frederic Depoortere, Giorgio Motta & Alexander K. Pascall, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 8
Economic Evidence in Retailer Mergers After Sainsbury's/Asda: Death by GUPPI?
Ben Forbes & Mat Hughes, AlixPartners UK LLP 13
Q&A Chapters
Algeria LPA-CGR avocats: Rym Loucif 22
Argentina Marval O'Farrell Mairal: Miguel del Pino & Santiago del Rio 29
Australia MinterEllison: Geoff Carter & Miranda Noble 36
Austria DORDA Rechtsanwalte GmbH: Heinrich Kuehnert & Lisa Todeschini 45
Bosnia & Herzegovina Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 52
Brazil Pinheiro Neto Advogados: Leonardo Rocha e Silva & Jose Rubens Battazza Iasbech 61
Bulgaria Popov, Arnaudov & Partners: Hristo Koparanov & Emiliyan Arnaudov 68
Canada Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP: Julie Soloway & Corinne Xu 75
Chile Yrarrazaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Ovalle, Salas & Vial: Arturo Yrarrazaval, Gerardo Ovalle & Anibal Vial 84
China DeHeng Law Offices: Ding Liang 90
Colombia Ibarra Abogados: Gabriel Ibarra Pardo & Santiago Osorio Salazar 101
Croatia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Zoran Soljaga 108
Cyprus Constantina Mitsingas & Associates LLC: Constantina Mitsingas 116
Czech Republic Banyaiova Vozehova, s.r.o., advokatni kancelar: Lucie Dolanska Banyaiova & Zuzana Kulhankova 123
Denmark Accura Advokatpartnerselskab: Jesper Fabricius & Christina Heiberg-Grevy 131
Estonia FORT: Rene Frolov & Liina Kais 142
European Union Sidley Austin LLP: Ken Daly & Steve Spinks 150
Finland Dittmar & Indrenius: Ilkka Leppihalme & Katrin Puolakainen 165
France Ashurst LLP: Christophe Lemaire & Marie Florent 177
Germany BUNTSCHECK Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH: Dr. Tatjana Muhlbach & Dr. Andreas Boos 189
Greece MSB Associates: Efthymios Bourtzalas 199
India L&L Partners Law Offices: Gurdev Raj Bhatia & Kanika Chaudhary Nayar 208
Ireland Arthur Cox: Richard Ryan & Patrick Horan 218
Italy Portolano Cavallo: Enzo Marasa & Irene Picciano 228
Japan Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu: Ryohei Tanaka & Kota Suzuki 237
Korea Shin & Kim: John H. Choi & Sangdon Lee 245
Latvia COBALT: Dace Silava-Tomsone & Ugis Zeltins 252
Mexico OLIVARES: Gustavo A. Alcocer & Jose Miguel Lecumberri Blanco 260
Montenegro Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 267
Netherlands Stibbe: Floris ten Have & Simone Evans 275
New Zealand MinterEllisonRuddWatts: Dr. Ross Patterson & Kristel McMeekin 282
Nigeria PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors: Anthony Idigbe, Ebelechukwu Enedah & Tobenna Nnamani 290
North Macedonia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 300
Norway Advokatfirmaet Grette AS: Odd Stemsrud & Marie Braadland 309
Poland Wardynski & Partners: Andrzej Madala & Marcin Kulesza 316
Portugal Morais Leitao, Galvao Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados: Carlos Botelho Moniz & Pedro de Gouveia e Melo 323
Romania MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman: Alina Popescu & Magda Grigore 335
Russia Antitrust Advisory: Evgeny Khokhlov & Igor Panshensky 342
Serbia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 350
Singapore Drew & Napier LLC: Lim Chong Kin & Dr. Corinne Chew 359
Slovakia URBAN FALATH GASPEREC BOSANSKY: Ivan Gasperec & Marian Bosansky 371
Slovenia Zdolsek Attorneys at law: Stojan Zdolsek & Katja Zdolsek 379
South Africa Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc: Rosalind Lake 387
Spain King & Wood Mallesons: Ramon Garcia-Gallardo 397
Sweden Hamilton: Mats 300 Johnsson & Martina Sterner 409
Switzerland Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd: David Mamane & Amalie Wijesundera 417
Taiwan Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law: Stephen Wu & Yvonne Hsieh 426
Turkey ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law: Goenenc Gurkaynak & OEznur Inanilir 434
Ukraine Ilyashev & Partners: Oleksandr Fefelov 442
United Kingdom Ashurst LLP: Nigel Parr & Duncan Liddell 451
USA Sidley Austin LLP: James W. Lowe & Marc E. Raven 470
Venezuela LEGA Abogados: Faustino Flamarique & Jose Gregorio Torrealba 479
Vietnam LNT & Partners: Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Tran Hai Thinh & Tran Hoang My 484
Zambia A.M Wood and Company (Inc. Abha Patel and Associates): Nakasamba Banda-Chanda & Namaala Liebenthal 492
Zimbabwe AnesuBryan & David: Simon Chivizhe & Tafadzwa Masukume 499
A Road Map to Assessing Local Market Mergers
David Wirth & Tom Punton, Ashurst LLP 1
Af Gammelt Jern Smedes Nye Vaben: Vestager's First Term in EU Merger Control and What to Expect Going Forward
Frederic Depoortere, Giorgio Motta & Alexander K. Pascall, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 8
Economic Evidence in Retailer Mergers After Sainsbury's/Asda: Death by GUPPI?
Ben Forbes & Mat Hughes, AlixPartners UK LLP 13
Q&A Chapters
Algeria LPA-CGR avocats: Rym Loucif 22
Argentina Marval O'Farrell Mairal: Miguel del Pino & Santiago del Rio 29
Australia MinterEllison: Geoff Carter & Miranda Noble 36
Austria DORDA Rechtsanwalte GmbH: Heinrich Kuehnert & Lisa Todeschini 45
Bosnia & Herzegovina Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 52
Brazil Pinheiro Neto Advogados: Leonardo Rocha e Silva & Jose Rubens Battazza Iasbech 61
Bulgaria Popov, Arnaudov & Partners: Hristo Koparanov & Emiliyan Arnaudov 68
Canada Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP: Julie Soloway & Corinne Xu 75
Chile Yrarrazaval, Ruiz-Tagle, Ovalle, Salas & Vial: Arturo Yrarrazaval, Gerardo Ovalle & Anibal Vial 84
China DeHeng Law Offices: Ding Liang 90
Colombia Ibarra Abogados: Gabriel Ibarra Pardo & Santiago Osorio Salazar 101
Croatia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Zoran Soljaga 108
Cyprus Constantina Mitsingas & Associates LLC: Constantina Mitsingas 116
Czech Republic Banyaiova Vozehova, s.r.o., advokatni kancelar: Lucie Dolanska Banyaiova & Zuzana Kulhankova 123
Denmark Accura Advokatpartnerselskab: Jesper Fabricius & Christina Heiberg-Grevy 131
Estonia FORT: Rene Frolov & Liina Kais 142
European Union Sidley Austin LLP: Ken Daly & Steve Spinks 150
Finland Dittmar & Indrenius: Ilkka Leppihalme & Katrin Puolakainen 165
France Ashurst LLP: Christophe Lemaire & Marie Florent 177
Germany BUNTSCHECK Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH: Dr. Tatjana Muhlbach & Dr. Andreas Boos 189
Greece MSB Associates: Efthymios Bourtzalas 199
India L&L Partners Law Offices: Gurdev Raj Bhatia & Kanika Chaudhary Nayar 208
Ireland Arthur Cox: Richard Ryan & Patrick Horan 218
Italy Portolano Cavallo: Enzo Marasa & Irene Picciano 228
Japan Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu: Ryohei Tanaka & Kota Suzuki 237
Korea Shin & Kim: John H. Choi & Sangdon Lee 245
Latvia COBALT: Dace Silava-Tomsone & Ugis Zeltins 252
Mexico OLIVARES: Gustavo A. Alcocer & Jose Miguel Lecumberri Blanco 260
Montenegro Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 267
Netherlands Stibbe: Floris ten Have & Simone Evans 275
New Zealand MinterEllisonRuddWatts: Dr. Ross Patterson & Kristel McMeekin 282
Nigeria PUNUKA Attorneys & Solicitors: Anthony Idigbe, Ebelechukwu Enedah & Tobenna Nnamani 290
North Macedonia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 300
Norway Advokatfirmaet Grette AS: Odd Stemsrud & Marie Braadland 309
Poland Wardynski & Partners: Andrzej Madala & Marcin Kulesza 316
Portugal Morais Leitao, Galvao Teles, Soares da Silva & Associados: Carlos Botelho Moniz & Pedro de Gouveia e Melo 323
Romania MPR Partners | Maravela, Popescu & Roman: Alina Popescu & Magda Grigore 335
Russia Antitrust Advisory: Evgeny Khokhlov & Igor Panshensky 342
Serbia Moravcevic Vojnovic i Partneri AOD in cooperation with Schoenherr: Srdana Petronijevic & Danijel Stevanovic 350
Singapore Drew & Napier LLC: Lim Chong Kin & Dr. Corinne Chew 359
Slovakia URBAN FALATH GASPEREC BOSANSKY: Ivan Gasperec & Marian Bosansky 371
Slovenia Zdolsek Attorneys at law: Stojan Zdolsek & Katja Zdolsek 379
South Africa Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa Inc: Rosalind Lake 387
Spain King & Wood Mallesons: Ramon Garcia-Gallardo 397
Sweden Hamilton: Mats 300 Johnsson & Martina Sterner 409
Switzerland Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd: David Mamane & Amalie Wijesundera 417
Taiwan Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law: Stephen Wu & Yvonne Hsieh 426
Turkey ELIG Gurkaynak Attorneys-at-Law: Goenenc Gurkaynak & OEznur Inanilir 434
Ukraine Ilyashev & Partners: Oleksandr Fefelov 442
United Kingdom Ashurst LLP: Nigel Parr & Duncan Liddell 451
USA Sidley Austin LLP: James W. Lowe & Marc E. Raven 470
Venezuela LEGA Abogados: Faustino Flamarique & Jose Gregorio Torrealba 479
Vietnam LNT & Partners: Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Tran Hai Thinh & Tran Hoang My 484
Zambia A.M Wood and Company (Inc. Abha Patel and Associates): Nakasamba Banda-Chanda & Namaala Liebenthal 492
Zimbabwe AnesuBryan & David: Simon Chivizhe & Tafadzwa Masukume 499