Author : Caswell O. Hobbs,Robert S. Schlossberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Antitrust law
ISBN : 0820554642
Antitrust Strategies for Mergers, Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, and Strategic Alliances by Caswell O. Hobbs,Robert S. Schlossberg Pdf
Designed for the businessperson or counsel planning for and advising on mergers, joint ventures and business alliances, this is a pragmatic and strategically oriented resource on the antitrust aspects of these transactions. Authored by two antitrust specialists, and updated to include significant developments in 2001 and early 2002, the text offers a comprehensive overview of the law and economics as well as strategy and practical advice. appointed new leadership at the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, Congress enacted major revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification requirements; the federal courts handed down several significant merger decisions; and the European Commission blocked the GE/Honeywell merger which had been cleared and applauded as procompetitive by US enforcement officials. These developments have been incorporated into this second edition of Antitrust Strategies, and are reviewed in depth in order to permit the merger practitioner, in developing strategy and dealing with the agencies, to appreciate that which is new, that which is in a state of transition, and the areas in which there may be additional change as a consequence of these developments. and the substantive legal and economic issues; current case studies to illustrate the key issues; comprehensive strategic checklists to assist in planning for the merger review process; practical advice on how to deal with the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission, with reference to key articles and speeches; forms; a planning timeline; and guides for document production and responding to a Second Request. Appendices contain all of the pertinent US statutes and guidelines, along with the most pertinent international primary source material.