Kiran S. Desai

German Federal Cartel Office Published New Merger Guidelines
Kiran S. Desai,Nathalie Jalabert Doury,Jens Peter Schmidt,Gillian Sproul, April 3, 2012
On 29 March 2012, the German Federal Cartel Office ("Cartel Office") adopted new Merger Control Guidelines ("Guidelines"). The new guidelines replace the Principles on the Assessment of Market Power, that the Cartel Office had released in 2000. A first draft of the Guidelines...

The OFT/CC Reforms - Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater?
Kiran S. Desai,Gillian Sproul, March 22, 2012
One year after opening a consultation on merging the two UK competition authorities, the British Government announced on 15 March 2012 its response. The centrepiece of these reforms will be the creation of a unified Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA’) by April 2014 on a statutory...

EU Competition: Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext Merger Blocked
Kiran S. Desai,Nathalie Jalabert Doury,Jens Peter Schmidt,Gillian Sproul, February 6, 2012
On 1st February 2012, the European Commission adopted its decision prohibiting the USD 10.2 billion merger between Deutsche Börse (DB) and NYSE Euronext (NYSE). The decision is notable not the least because it is rare for the Commission to block a merger. Only 21 have been blocked compared to...