The U.S. antitrust agencies and the European Commission issued an updated set of “best practices” (and accompanying FAQs) that they use to coordinate their merger reviews.  The agencies also celebrated the 20th anniversary of the United States-European Union bilateral antitrust agreement.

  Following extensive consultations conducted across Canada in 2010 and 2011, as well as consultations with foreign competition agencies, and a focused internal review, the Canadian Competition Bureau has announced the publication of the final Merger Enforcement Guidelines (MEGs)/Fusions — Lignes directrices pour l’application de la loi

  The Competition Commission of India recently began reviewing mergers subject to notification requirements. The orders of the Commission on specific combinations are available online. Consultation with CCI prior to filing notice of a proposed combination is available.

  European Commission Vice President Joaquín Alumnia spoke on the Policy Objectives of Merger Control at the recent Fordham Competition Conference in New York.

  We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled Monopoly Monday blog posting to bring you recent merger developments.   Last week, the Bundeskartellamt published its “Draft Guidance on Substantive Merger Control” for public consultation.  The guidance document is a substantial overhaul of the previous document which was published in 2000 under the title “Principles of Interpretation of […]

  Presentations from the European Competition Authorities annual meeting, 5-6 July in Warsaw, are available. The topic was “Multijurisdictional mergers in Europe”.

  Following a public comment period, the The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice have made changes to reduce the filing burden and streamline the form parties must file when seeking antitrust clearance of proposed mergers and acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act and the Premerger Notification Rules.  The revisions are part of ongoing […]

  The Canadian Competition Bureau has issued draft revised Merger Enforcement Guidelines for public comment.  Le Bureau de la concurrence sollicite les commentaires du public au sujet de la version révisée provisoire du document intitulé Fusions — Lignes directrices pour l’application de la loi.

  The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has updated its Merger Remedies Guide. The policy guide is a tool for Division staff to use in analyzing proposed remedies in its merger matters. It also provides transparency into the division’s approach to merger remedies for the business community, the antitrust bar and the […]

  The seiminar on Multijurisdictional mergers in Europe – legal regulations and administrative practice will be held by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection on 5 July 2011 in Warsaw.  Multijurisdictional mergers involve competition authorities of several countries working in parallel on the same transaction. This can sometimes be a challenge both for competition […]