CRA consultants advised counsel to Caraustar in its acquisition of The Newark Group, Inc., one of the largest integrated manufacturers of recycled paperboard and converted paperboard products. The Department of Justice reviewed the merger and cleared it unconditionally. CRA consultants submitted detailed analyses on product market definition and econometric analyses addressing competitive effects issues.
Response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on revising its merger guidelines
Their recommendations include: Using simultaneous vGUPPIs to account for feedback effects between raising rivals’ costs (RRC) incentives and elimination of...