In the latest edition of The Global Merger Control Manual, the Editors acknowledge that parties to cross-border transactions can no longer treat merger control as a box-ticking exercise but must instead build a full merger control analysis (including a substantive assessment, coordinated filing strategies, review process timetables, etc.) into the transaction strategy as a whole. This and the prior editions of the Manual were written by, and written for, practicing lawyers to assist in carrying out the daunting tasks associated with competition review of multinational mergers and acquisitions. Most of the contributors to this Edition are competition law experts at Baker & McKenzie, a law firm with offi ces in 38 countries, which is particularly well suited to such an interinational survey and publication. We have also drawn on the experience of practicing lawyers in many other countries. The editors of this Edition are extremely grateful to these knowledgeable lawyers for their work in keeping our readers current on the many developments in merger control laws this past year has seen.

Over the past 30 years, merger control has become well-established around the world with broad consensus around its ambit and objectives. That consensus has fractured in recent years. Enforcement today is at a critical juncture, facing an array of challenges and calls for reform unprecedented in their scope and intensity. Authored by leading legal practitioners, economists, enforcers and jurists, this timely Research Handbook on Global Merger Control discusses those challenges and predicts how merger control is likely to evolve.

With an increasing number of cross-border strategic corporate reorganisations in today's fast-changing global environment, understanding of and compliance with the latest regulations and requirements is of vital importance. To help you navigate through the various specific merger control regulations, this major new work, Global Merger Control Handbook, offers a thorough and very detailed overview of relevant local rules, methodology, process and timing requirements across over 50 jurisdictions, on a country by country basis. This comprehensive two-volume handbook, available in hardcopy as well as in electronic format, is an extremely helpful reference guide for in-house counsel and those contemplating or often involved in M&A activities.

Although international mergers continue to become more common, merger control regimes are wildly diverse, and there is no procedurally harmonized international system of merger notification. Instead, any one of the plethora of inconsistent regulations can hold up your transaction. The current edition of Worldwide Merger Notification Requirements evaluates the merger notification requirements of over 215 jurisdictions. In this book, the leading authorities at White & Case provide a complete road map for parties contemplating a multinational transaction by highlighting the disparate ways in which competition authorities treat mergers, including differences in notification timing; filing fees; turnover, size, and post-merger market share thresholds; potential penalties; volume and type of required filing information; and the multitude of standards and definitions that pervade every multinational transaction. This is an easy way for you to avoid time-consuming and costly bureaucratic obstacles! Wherever you may be advising on a merger, Worldwide Merger Notification Requirements will let you immediately determine: Where do I have to seek regulatory approval? When am I required to request approval: pre-merger, post-merger or is notification voluntary? Which countries do not require regulatory approval? How long does the approval process take? What key substantive issues will the agency examine? How much will it cost? And more!

Merger Control Worldwide is a comprehensive, multi-contributor collection which sets out the details of every jurisdiction where a mechanism for merger control is in place. A concise, practical account is given of the relevant law in each jurisdiction, presented with the aid of flowcharts and diagrams. Merger Control Worldwide aims to provide the legal community, in particular law firms and policy-makers, with a clear point of reference that will prove invaluable when making decisions and delivering sound and accurate advice in merger cases. This, the first supplement to Merger Control Worldwide, provides an update on developments that have occurred recently in the field. It includes a comprehensive appraisal of two new jurisdictions, Korea and Mexico.

International Merger Policy offers a compelling comparative assessment of domestic and regional merger laws and procedures. Identifying important areas of convergence and emerging best practice, it considers existing levels of international cooperation