Today, Lear has gladly hosted the Authority on Fair Competition and Consumer Protection of Mongolia at its office in Rome. Continue reading STUDY VISIT OF MONGOLIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITY
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More on digital mergers: Paolo Buccirossi guest for Competition Lore
Paolo explores merger in digital market in an interview by Caron Beaton-Wells for Competition Lore. The interview focuses on the Lear report for UK CMA on the ex-post review of merger decisions concerning Facebook, Google, Amazon and others. Continue reading More on digital mergers: Paolo Buccirossi guest for Competition Lore
LEARTALK DIGITAL MARKETS – PRESENTATION OF THE STUDY
Lear economists discussed, together with practitioners from the private and public sector and academics, on the relevant economic features of digital markets and the challenges they present for merger control.
The presentation (in Italian) is available here
The report on Evaluation of past merger decisions in the UK digital sector is online
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Lear to carry out a study looking at 4 past merger decisions in the technology sector taken by the Office of Fair Trading, including the Facebook/Instagram and Google/Waze decisions.
The study investigates:
- the potential competition theories of harm to be assessed when evaluating mergers in digital sectors;
- whether the assessment in 4 digital merger clearance decisions was reasonable based on the evidence available at the time;
- whether the outcome of the decision has been detrimental to consumers based on the market evolution following the mergers.
The main findings of the study will be presented during the LEARtalk Digital Markets in Rome on June 13th.
The report is available here
More info on the LEAR talk Digital Markets here
LEARTALK: Ex-post Assessment of Merger Control Decisions in Digital Markets – Rome 13 June
Lear will organize a workshop to present the results of a recent project carried out for the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the ex-post assessment of merger control decisions in digital markets
More info on the event here
LEAR’s activity 2018: proceedings before the ICA
This year was another great year for Lear’s activity. We have assisted several firms in nine proceedings before the Italian Competition Authority for alleged breaches of antitrust legislation in different markets, such as telecommunication, transport and electricity. Continue reading LEAR’s activity 2018: proceedings before the ICA
Paolo Buccirossi at ACE conference 2018
The 16th Annual ACE conference will take place at the University of Bologna from the 15th to the 16th of November 2018.
Paolo Buccirossi will take part in the discussion in the session on Italy Antitrust – Aspen Excessive Pricing in pharmaceuticals and Serbia Antitrust and in the session on Serbia Antitrust -Collusion in the market for sunflower oil.
More details on ACE Program here
Past merger assessment in the technology sector
Lear is pleased to announce a research and evaluation project for the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) looking at approaches to assessing potential theories of harm and evaluating past merger decisions in the technology sector. Continue reading Past merger assessment in the technology sector
New publication on “ Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”
Paolo Buccirossi and Salvatore Nava have contributed to the volume “Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”. The volume aims at providing a comprehensive view on competition law and consumer protection, also in light of the most recent case law. The volume also looks at the interaction between law and economics when it comes to competition matters. Continue reading New publication on “ Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”
Merger in the natural gas sector
Lear is assisting 2i Rete Gas, the second largest operator in the Italian market for natural gas distribution, in the notification to the Italian Competition Authority of a merger between 2i Rete Gas and Nedgia, which is being evaluated by the Italian Competition Authority. Continue reading Merger in the natural gas sector