Merger control
Each year, competition authorities investigate hundreds of mergers to assess their compatibility with laws in relevant jurisdictions. These inquiries are increasingly data-reliant, and economic theories of harm continue to evolve. We are experts in empirical merger analysis and have helped both private clients and government authorities on these investigations.
Higher BKartA merger notification threshold effective in 2021
No compulsory merger notification in the UK
How we can help
If you are seeking merger approval or are an affected third party we can help you throughout the different phases of the inquiry with economic and data analysis. We support your legal team, provide expert reports and testimony and liaise with the authorities’ economists.
We bring a solid economic background and experience with merger investigations. This allows us to provide advice pre-notification as to the likely economic issues you could be faced with and develop formal economic models to strengthen your case during an official investigation. We can also help you with an appeal.
We estimate competition economic models using your or third party data to test a theory or to uncover relevant parameters for the investigation - for example, how closely competitors interact.
We assist you in identifying and preparing your data following a data request, advise on what the authority might use the data for and investigate it for potential issues.
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