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.
New concentration thresholds in the draft 2023 US Merger Guidelines
In this paper, we discuss how the proposed draft 2023 US Merger Guidelines have redrawn the thresholds for determining whether a merger should be presumed...