Analysis Group Authors Update Chapter on Economic Analysis of Merger Remedies in the Fifth Edition of Global Competition Review’s Merger Remedies Guide
November 7, 2023
For the fifth edition of Global Competition Review’s (GCR’s) Merger Remedies Guide, Analysis Group CEO and Chairman Martha S. Samuelson, Vice President Ishita Rajani, and Manager Alex Robinson have updated their chapter analyzing the design of merger remedies. In “Economic Analysis of Merger Remedies,” the authors address potential anticompetitive effects of mergers and explore the evolving merger remedies landscape from the perspectives of practitioners and regulators. The authors examine key economic issues considered by antitrust agencies in the selection and design of merger remedies for horizontal and vertical mergers.
For the 2023 edition of the Guide, the authors discuss recent developments in the design of merger remedies, including the role of data-related remedies and the trend of litigating the fix, as agencies balance protecting pre-merger competition and a merger’s efficiency-enhancing potential, while avoiding unnecessary restraints on competition. They also provide updated case studies to illustrate applications of merger remedies in an environment of evolving industry structures, competitive dynamics, and antitrust considerations.