A FEW BASIC CONSIDERATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ISSUE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT
A FEW BASIC CONSIDERATIONS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ISSUE WITHIN THE EUROPEAN CONTEXT

Summary/Abstract: The control of mergers and acquisitions is one of the pillars of European Union competition policy. However, one should not overlook the fact that cross-border concentration transactions between undertakings from the EU Member States are not the only options for entering new markets. To the same end, one uncontested fact in this respect is that concentrations' control in Europe has evolved rapidly. The contribution at hand aims at providing the basic guidelines and insights on the process of cross-border concentration process between undertakings within the EU. Without attempting to exhaust the topic, we will provide relevant comments on the national merger control regimes of different Member States. Moreover, we will also draw upon the latest community regulations in the field, which are meant to ensure efficiency and legal certainty to the cross-border concentration process within the European Union.

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