Category: Global Blogs

Some Interesting Numbers Regarding Merger Review: The Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2013 (Sheppard Mullin Antitrust Connect Blog)

The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”) requires that proposed acquisitions of voting securities, assets or non-corporate interests meeting certain criteria be reported to the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “DOJ,” and together with the FTC, the …read more

More on AG Wahl and restrictions by object: ‘pay-for-delay’ settlements as a case study (Chillin’ Competition)

A while ago I wrote a post and engaged in some follow-up comments on the issue of restrictions by object. But since Alfonso is busy these days and has shown some persistence in chasing me to have me write another guest post, I thought it a good …read more

Antitrust Damage Actions in Europe: Race to the Middle? (Competition Policy International)

CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) presents:

Antitrust Damage Actions in Europe: Race to the Middle? by Juan Delgado (Founder, Director at R&P Economics)

Click here for a PDF version of the article

Intro by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International)

Our May Europe Column …read more

Kenya: Lafarge insists to authorities it plays fair (Competition Policy International)

France-based cement conglomerate Lafarge is defending itself against suspicions by the Competition Authority of Kenya that the company could be harming competition in the industry, insisting that it has done nothing wrong and vowing to work with regulators to improve the market.

Reports say Lafarge is under investigation by the Authority …read more