EU Merger Control An Economic and Legal Analysis

Author: Ioannis Kokkoris; Howard Shelanski
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199644131
Published In: January 2014
Format: Hardback , 640 pages
Jurisdiction: European Union ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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- The only book to analyse both substantive and procedural law relating to merger control in the EU in a single volume
- Each chapter integrates legal analysis with the economic methodology related to the relevant law
- Written by a UK expert with experience at the OFT, DG Comp, and FTC, and a US expert formerly Deputy Director of the Bureau of Economics at the FTC
Economic analysis plays a pivotal role in competition enforcement. Integrating an economic perspective on merger control with a legal perspective throughout, this is a comprehensive reference work on merger control in the EU. Each chapter includes an analysis of the economic methods that have been employed in merger cases or that can be employed in merger assessment, such as merger simulation and critical loss analysis.

Whilst focusing on EU practice, the work also highlights key procedures and and case law across the member states. A comparison with US procedure is also considered.

Analysing both substantive and procedural law in detail, this is the most comprehensive work on EU merger control and is invaluable for merger assessment.

Readership: Solicitors and barristers practising in competition law, commercial lawyers dealing with mergers and acquisitions, regulators and enforcers at national and EU level, as well as academics working in the field.
1: Introduction
2: History of ECMR Regulation 4064/89
3: Reform - Regulation 139/2004
4: Concept of Concentration - Joint Ventures
5: Community Dimension - Notification and Referral System
6: Investigation and Decision Process
7: Market Definition
8: Market Shares and Concentration
9: Horizontal Mergers - Noncoordinated Effects
10: Horizontal Mergers - Coordinated Effects
11: Nonhorizontal Mergers: Vertical Mergers
12: Nonhorizontal Mergers: Conglomerate Mergers
13: Barriers to Entry - Potential Competition
14: Buyer Power Assessment
15: Efficiency Assessment
16: Failing Firm Defence
17: Remedies
18: Judicial Review
19: Merger Control
Ioannis Kokkoris, University of Reading, and Howard Shelanski, Georgetown University

Dr. Ioannis Kokkoris is a Reader at the University of Reading, where he teaches competition law and company law. He is also affiliated with LECG. Prior to that he was a Principal Case Officer/Economic Advisor at the Office of Fair Trading, UK where he dealt with leading cases such as NASDAQ/LSE and NYSE/Euronext, and he was a member of the drafting team of the UK Merger Guidelines. He has worked at the DG Competition European Commission, as well as the US Federal Trade Commission.

Professor Howard Shelanski is Professor of Law at Georgetown University. From 2009-2011 he was Deputy Director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission. From 1999-2000 he served as Chief Economist of the Federal Communications Commission and from 1998-1999 he served as a Senior Economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers at the White House.