Where To Look When You Claim Merger Efficiencies
For much of the past two decades, EU merger rules have focused…
UPM and Sappi Wanted to Clean Their Balance Sheets But the EC Read the Fine Print.
On paper, it makes no sense. UPM is folding its entire Communication…
The KONE-TKE Deal Is About Protecting a Market, Not Building One
When KONE reported first-half results on 21 July, the headline was growth:…
Meta’s $130 Billion Bet Runs on Exactly What Brussels Is Restricting
The Tell in Meta's Numbers Meta's second quarter looked like a triumph.…
Three Ways to Value a Company: A Competition Practitioner’s Guide
Every acquisition rests on a number. Someone decided what the target was…
Uber-Delivery Hero Are Carving-Out Unprofitable Businesses, Good for Firms, Not for Regulators
Uber's €13 billion offer for Delivery Hero comes with an elegant piece…
Follow the Money: Chinese Subsidies and the Future of MediaMarkt
On 28 May 2026, the European Commission opened a full-scale investigation into…
Did JD.com Overpay for Ceconomy? EU’s First Question in FSR Probe
On 28 May 2026, the European Commission opened a full-scale investigation under…
Price increases at Paramount and WBD likely to draw regulators’ attention
Both Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery reported Q1 2026 earnings in the…
KONE-TKE €29 Billion Deal: Financial and Legal Analysis
KONE and TKE agreed on a €29.4 billion merger. The deal was…
What the Lufthansa State Aid Case Teaches Lawyers About Finance
Germany bailed out Lufthansa with €6 billion during COVID. Ryanair and Condor…
The EC’s New Merger Guidelines Put the Business Model at the Centre.
The European Commission is rewriting its merger guidelines for the first time…
