Peter Boberg, with lawyers from WilmerHale, published an article in Law360 on the use of the capacity closure model to analyze whether a merged firm will have the incentive and ability to close production facilities to raise prices. Used in the review of the Temple-Inland acquisition, the DOJ has applied the capacity closure model to other paper product markets and industries, including most recently the Ardent Mills wheat-milling joint venture among ConAgra, Cargill and CHS. To read the article, click the link below.
How Views On US Healthcare Price Transparency Are Changing
Previously in a series of policy letters, Federal Trade Commission staff expressed concerns that transparency could lead to coordinated behavior and higher...