Impact of European Union antitrust law on mergers and acquisitions

In the book analysis of mergers and acquisitions in the conditions of globalization is given, concept and motives of mergers and acquisitions are considered, practical aspects of EU Policy of mergers and acquisitions are presented. The author considers issues such as characteristics of legal framework of regulation of the competition in the EU, laws governing mergers, acquisitions and tender offers, recent trends in antitrust enforcement, measuring concentration and defining market share, features of companies practice in the market of mergers and acquisitions, liberalization of markets within the single market, etc. After the analysis, peculiar properties of impact of the antitrust law of the European Union on transactions on merge and acquisition are revealed. Further development prospects of the antitrust law of the EU are explained. Finally, the author considers the shortcomings of the practical application of the EU antitrust law and development tendencies of the European competitive right. The book is recommended for specialists in mergers and acquisitions in EU market, corporate finance, financial management, corporate restructuring, and University teachers and students.