Growing trade in Europe--accelerated by the "Single Market" program--has seen a sharp increase in international mergers between European-based firms. This incre

This book is a Claeys and Casteels title, now formally part of Edward Elgar Publishing. With extensive updating in the decade since the publication of the secon

. . . for practitioners considering whether to use economists to evaluate merger proposals, this book provides a relevant insight into the types of information

Provides a clear, concise and practical overview of the key economic techniques and evidence employed in European merger control.

This second edition provides an exhaustive analysis of the European Community rules relating to merger control, including the new EC Merger Regulation 139/2004