Agrium Inc. retained CRA in its successful acquisition of Viterra Inc.’s retail agri-products business. Our experts conducted economic analyses that demonstrated how the acquisition would impact pricing and competitive effects in local markets for nitrogen fertilizers. With the acquisition, Agrium approximately quadrupled the number of retail stores it controls in Western Canada.
An economic interpretation of Rule 23(b)(3) for antitrust classes
In this article, CRA’s Sean Durkin explains the economic incentives behind class definitions in antitrust cases and why those incentives can lead to classes...