This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide.
Over the past few years,...more
8/15/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Canada ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Germany ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Italy ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK
China recently established the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), which combines the antitrust enforcement responsibilities of the previous Price Supervision and Antimonopoly Bureau of the National...more
5/22/2018
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Division ,
China ,
Competition Authorities ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Mergers ,
MOFCOM ,
NDRC ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
SAIC ,
State Administration for Market Supervision (SAMS)
Over the first decade of China's Antimonopoly Law, we have seen a divergence between the approaches adopted by the Chinese antimonopoly enforcement agencies and the Chinese courts towards agreements that restrain trade; what...more
In Short - The Situation: In early September, three local Chinese chemical manufacturers received penalty notices from China's National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") for attending an association conference,...more
10/5/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Anti-Monopoly ,
Cartels ,
China ,
Collusion ,
Competition Authorities ,
Manufacturers ,
NDRC ,
New Guidance ,
Price-Fixing ,
Social Media