Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines
5 Pages Posted: 29 Apr 2022
Date Written: April 21, 2022
Abstract
This is a response to a request for comments issued by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission to revise their Horizontal Merger Guidelines. Our comments highlight three areas for which new guidance or clarification of existing guidance is appropriate: market definition, innovation, and acquisition of actual potential or nascent competitors.
Keywords: Mergers, innovation, market definition, potential competition
JEL Classification: L40
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Gilbert, Richard and Katz, Michael L., Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Horizontal Merger Guidelines (April 21, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4090045 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4090045
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