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23Jul

Why the Heartburn Over an Antitrust Safety Zone?

When released in draft form for public comment on January 10, 2020, the Vertical Merger Guidelines (“Vertical Guidelines”) included a safety zone indicating that “the Agencies [i.e., the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission] are unlikely to challenge a vertical merger where the parties to the merger have a share in the relevant market of less than 20 percent, and the related product is used in less than 20 percent of the relevant market.” The Vertical Guidelines, in draft...
By: Epstein Becker & Green
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/why-the-heartburn-over-an-antitrust-65361/

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