The antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings is attracting new attention; Ryanair/Aer Lingus in Europe and Alpha V-Savio in China are but two examples. And recently Commissioner Joaquín Almunia announced that…

Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012 The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission did, however, re-open the discussion…

Paul Lugard, Jan 10, 2012 It is hard to underestimate the importance of minority shareholdings in today’s economy. This applies to investments of private, non-financial institutions and institutional investors alike.…

Bojana Ignjatovic, Derek Ridyard, Jan 10, 2012 In a speech delivered in March 2011, Commissioner Almunia indicated a concern that EU merger control, in contrast to some national merger control…

Samuel Miller, Marc Raven, David Went, Jan 10, 2012 This article will focus on recent developments in the European Union and the United States relating to antitrust issues arising from…

Paul Cuomo, Charles Malaise, Changrong Xu, Jan 10, 2012 Long ago, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that partial acquisitions are subject to the Clayton Act’s prohibition against transactions that may…

Sean Ennis, Jan 10, 2012 Competition and good governance are closely related. When competition law and corporate governance intersect, it is important to be sure that the overlap gives rise…

Killian Kehoe, Christian Riis-Madsen, Sophia Stephanou, Jan 10, 2012 The last few months have witnessed new episodes in the long-running litigation concerning whether or not the minority non-controlling stake held…