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Our accomplished team of economic experts has extensive experience consulting and communicating with the agencies on behalf of our clients.
Merger Review Capabilities
Many of our merger review experts have served as agency economists at the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), European Commission (EC), and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), among others. Their insight into how enforcers think about economic issues in merger review gives our clients an advantage when planning and navigating merger review proceedings.
In addition, our experience working on behalf of the agencies on merger reviews and litigation enables us to effectively assist our merging party clients and support them in transitioning to litigation when necessary.
For merging parties, it is important to understand the agency’s concerns and engage with the agency on how a specific industry or market operates. We work with merging parties to provide relevant economic analyses and respond to agency requests, including assisting with data and document production and providing analytical support for expert white papers or agency presentations.
Our experience with agencies in the United States and Europe enables us to communicate credibly and effectively on behalf of merging parties. The agencies frequently retain us to offer independent opinions about whether a merger raises antitrust concerns.
Before a deal comes before the agencies, we provide merging parties with assessments of antitrust risks and strategies to address potential agency concerns. Consulting while the deal is being structured can help parties avoid costly and disruptive reviews.
Our deep experience with mergers that end up in litigation, and advance to trial, offers our clients an advantage from the earliest stages of a transaction’s review. Understanding how deals proceed to litigation—and are evaluated domestically and internationally—informs our perspective through the review stages. We can proactively counsel clients on how to approach a combination before it ever sees litigation, while also preparing for its possibility when relevant. Our consistently high-quality work on both merger reviews and litigation also gives clients peace of mind that our team can transition from one phase of a deal to another when necessary.
With offices in the United States, London, and Brussels, Cornerstone Research provides the expertise and capabilities to assist with international reviews. Our consulting and affiliated academic experts have advised parties in merger proceedings before enforcement bodies worldwide, including Europe, Australia, and China.
Our merger investigations team has worked in a wide range of industries, including:
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