mergers – Our Curious Amalgam

Daniel Rosenthal, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

#369 Back To Form or Back to the Drawing Board? How To Navigate the Decision Vacating the New HSR Rules

Posted 7 months ago Tagged acquisitions HSR mergers pre-merger filing

In February 2025, new rules for the pre-merger notification requirements in the U.S. came into […]

John Davies, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group LLP

#312 What New Direction Will Europe Take? New Ideas and New Leadership at the European Commission

Posted 2 years ago Tagged competition policy DG Comp Draghi Report European Commission mergers Scarlets rugby Teresa Ribera

How is the European Commission rethinking its approach to competition policy and enforcement as new […]

Daniel J. Rosenthal, Special Counsel, Milbank LLP

#297 HSR You Kidding Me? Unpacking the New Requirements for Merging Parties in the U.S.

Posted 2 years ago Tagged acquisitions DOJ FTC HSR filings mergers premerger notification

Over a year after the FTC and DOJ first announced changes to the premerger notification […]

Luis Blanquez, Partner, Bona Law P.C.

#294 Acquisitions or Not? Big Tech’s Big Problems Investing in Artificial Intelligence

Posted 2 years ago Tagged AI AI investing Antitrust Division Big Tech FTC licensing mergers UK CMA

It’s no secret that competition agencies in the U.S. and elsewhere have been scrutinizing Big […]

Carla Hine, Counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

#282 Has the Scrutiny Reached a Fever Pitch? Taking the Temperature of Private Equity in Healthcare

Posted 2 years ago Tagged health care mergers private equity roll ups transactions

Private equity and health care are important aspects of the U.S. economy. Why are antitrust […]

Eliana Garces, Senior Advisor, Analysis Group

#252 Has A New Ecosystem Been Discovered? The European Commission Blocks Booking’s Proposed Acquisition of eTraveli

Posted 3 years ago Tagged ecosystem efficiencies mergers

The European Commission’s recent decision to block Booking’s proposed acquisition of eTraveli is unprecedented and […]

Dr. Ai Deng, Principal, Charles River Associates

#242 What’s in the Black Box? Knowns and Unknowns About Pricing Algorithm From the Latest Academic Research

Posted 3 years ago Tagged academic AI algorithms antitrust artificial intelligence cartel collusion competition data economics enforcement experimental litigation mergers pricing research

Do AI algorithms have the ability to conspire and collude? Join us as we dive […]

Theodosia Stavroulaki, Assistant Professor of Law, Gonzaga University School of Law

#240 Can Competition and Quality Coincide? Analyzing a Systematic Competition Law Approach to Healthcare and Quality Concerns

Posted 3 years ago Tagged health equity healthcare mergers quality of care

The role of antitrust in health care is a common topic in the antitrust world. […]

Sarahi Constantine Padilla, Senior Counsel at Warburg Pincus

#236 What Is PE Anyway? All the Questions You Were Afraid To Ask About Private Equity

Posted 3 years ago Tagged divestiture buyer M&A mergers PE private equity

Private equity has been in the hot seat at the Federal Trade Commission and the […]

Levelling the Playing Field? The European Union's New Regulation on Foreign Subsidies Distorting the Internal Market

#190 Levelling the Playing Field? The European Union’s New Regulation on Foreign Subsidies Distorting the Internal Market

Posted 4 years ago Tagged antitrust Europe European Union foreign competition law enforcement international law mergers public procurement state aid subsidies

To keep a level playing field among EU member countries, subsidies granted by those countries […]