EC Merger Control

This well-known and highly respected text provides a complete guide to the regulation of mergers by the EU competition authorities. Providing full coverage of merger control issues, this fourth edition has been extensively revised to cover in-depth the new EC Merger Regulations (in force on 1st May 2004) which have transformed the EC merger regime. It examines the obligations large firms/businesses now face, provides detailed discussion of the separate issues and sets out a series of proposals for working legally under the new regime. Examines the new EC Merger Regulation in detail Explains the new procedures and tests companies and practitioners must now deal with Sets out strategies for working effectively in this new environment Includes the text of relevent legislation (including the Merger Regulations) Features a table of EU merger decisions Considers developments in US and Commonwealth competition regimes where relevant Timely publication - new edition of an established work at a time when guidance is needed most