133rd GCLC Lunch Talk
Brussels, 1000, Belgium
Event summary
The Global Competition Law Centre (GCLC) organizes monthly lunch talks in Brussels on current topics of competition law and economics. The lunch talks are intended to provide a discussion platform for private practitioners and competition officials.
Featured agenda item
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 | 12:00 – 2:00 pm CEST
Merger Control Through the Backdoor(s): The Ex Post Review of Non-Notifiable Transactions in the EU
Cooley partner Jonas Koponen spoke on this panel.
The European Commission is now routinely assessing whether non-notifiable mergers should be referred under Article 22 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). The Towercast judgment opens another door for intervention under Article 102 TFEU, where dominant companies use acquisitions, for example, to prevent market entry. These mechanisms have caught some actors off guard and are now changing the way in which merger control risk is assessed, addressed and allocated in M&A processes. They occur against the backdrop of a discussion about concentration levels and a more interventionist mindset.
For more information, please email Yena Lee.
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