Economists from CRA’s Competition Practice advised CF Industries, the US producer of nitrogen-based fertilizer products on its acquisition of OCI, creating the largest publicly traded nitrogen company. OCI is a global distribution company based in the Netherlands. The CRA team provided detailed empirical analyses on competition in US fertilizer markets during the FTC investigation.
Response to the European Commission’s targeted consultation on revising its merger guidelines
Their recommendations include: Using simultaneous vGUPPIs to account for feedback effects between raising rivals’ costs (RRC) incentives and elimination of...