US mulling overhaul of antitrust rules for vertical mergers

  • Date: 12-Jan-2020
  • Source: Emirates Business
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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US mulling overhaul of antitrust rules for vertical mergers

Bloomberg US antitrust enforcers are proposing new guidelines for determining whether to approve mergers that combine companies that don't compete with one another but operate in the same supply chain. The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission announced criteria for how they would evaluate so-called vertical mergers in the future. If finalised, the guidelines would ...