Competition Insights

8 April 2009

Welcome to Competition Insights, in which we'll look at how the ACCC has recently allowed a merger between two close competitors on the basis that it was satisfied that the target manufacturer would otherwise be shut down immediately if the merger did not take place. What does it mean in the current economic climate?

We'll also examine the Huiyuan juice decision in China and how Chinese competition regulators are applying the new Anti-Monopoly Law.

Failing firms in the global credit crisis: Is the ACCC's attitude any different?

By David Ball and Michael Corrigan.

A recent decision by the ACCC shows it will sometimes be receptive to "failing firm" arguments in merger matters, but only where all other avenues have been exhausted, as David Ball and Michael Corrigan explain.

Juice and coke do not mix: Chinese Ministry blocks Coca-Cola's Chinese juice acquisition

By Michael Corrigan and David Ball.

A recent decision by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce illustrates that competition regulation of mergers and acquisitions is now an important consideration for international firms seeking to invest in China, explain David Ball and Michael Corrigan.
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