New vertical merger test
In vertical mergers, antitrust agencies often focus on the merging firms’ incentives to foreclose inputs to rivals when analyzing competitive effects. Less...
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Decades of expert support for M&A globally.
Clear cut analysis of the issues arising in horizontal and vertical mergers and acquisitions is a CRA specialty. We have conducted reviews of mergers in most major industries and assisted clients in M&A transactions throughout the world. CRA’s consultants, including CRA’s in-house economists and our academic affiliates, are widely recognized for their important contributions to the field, including our development of new analytical tools and methods.
Engagements
- 01EC unconditionally approves $16.5bn acquisition of Catalent by Novo HoldingsBy providing additional fill-finish capacity, the transaction would enable Novo Nordisk to reach more obesity and diabetes patients faster. The Commission...View engagement
- 02CRA advises on Hologic’s acquisition of EndomagneticsOn July 25, 2024, Hologic completed its acquisition of Endomagnetics. CRA expert, Dr. Elizabeth M. Bailey, provided economic assistance to Hologic on...View engagement
- 03CRA's Liz Bailey advises on Waste Management’s acquisition of StericycleThe US Department of Justice Antitrust Division declined to issue a Second Request, and the parties received the requisite approval for closing from the...View engagement
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ABA 2025 Antitrust Women's Roundtable
Liz Bailey is a speaker during the session titled “One Year Into the ‘New’ Merger Guidelines.” Just over a year after the DOJ and the FTC jointly released the...
ABA Rethinking the Role of (Behavioral) Merger Remedies
Yajing Jiang moderates the a cross-atlantic panel session discussing the principles for assessing remedy proposals, whether/when behavioral remedies (e.g.,...