Author: 21st Century Competition

EU: M&A fails threaten stock rally (Competition Policy International)

A series of major merger deals that have imploded this year are forcing investors to take caution with their optimism for EU’s market, according to reports.

While financial experts expect an increase in merger activity throughout the EU – Thomson Reuters has reported that EU merger volume has already nearly doubled …read more

US: Sterling sues the NBA in bizarre twist (Competition Policy International)

The disgraced former owner of the Los Angeles Clippers has filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NBA over the basketball association’s decision to force a sale of the team.

Donald Sterling was forced to sell the Clippers and pay a $2.5 million fine after reports emerged of his alleged racist remarks. …read more

(Chillin’ Competition)

Pay TV

I gather from the comments to my last post that there is still at least one reader interested in discussing the issues raised by AG Wahl in Groupement de Cartes Bancaires. I could not think of a better excuse to write yet another post about some ongoing developments where the …read more

New Publications: Estimating the True Size of Government: Adjusting for Regulation (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

May 30, 2014

The MacDonald-Laurier Institute has issued a new paper on government regulation (authored by Philip Cross) together with a companion Globe article (Regulation a ‘quaint relic’ with a firm grip on Canada’s economy) that caught my eye, which argues that the historic rationales for regulation in …read more