Peter Boberg and Andrew Dick, with lawyers from Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, published an article in GCR/USA on the Office Depot/OfficeMax merger. The authors explain why the FTC let the deal through after blocking a nearly identical deal 15 years ago and show just how much the competitive landscape for retail mergers has changed since that decision. To read the article, click the link below.
CRA Competition's response to EU Draft Merger Guidelines: An economic perspective on the emerging framework
Our European Competition team has contributed to the economic assessment in nearly a third of distinct merger decisions cited in the draft, (46 out of 164)...