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Assessment of merger control decisions in digital markets
Evaluation of past merger decisions in the UK digital sector.
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As part of its continual evaluation programme, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) commissioned Lear to review past merger decisions in the digital sector. The review focuses on:
- how competition authorities generally assess potential competition theories of harm in digital mergers
- whether the assessment in 4 digital merger clearance decisions was reasonable based on the evidence available at the time
- evaluating the market evolution following these mergers
In its review Lear makes recommendations for best practice when considering these issues in future.
The CMA has launched a call for information on digital mergers inviting interested parties to provide views on aspects of the Merger Assessment Guidelines.
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Published 3 June 2019