Institute of Competition Law Gun Jumping In Merger Control: A Jurisdictional Guide

As gun jumping comes to the forefront of antitrust enforcement in a number
 of important jurisdictions, this book is a timely and helpful guide for both in-house and outside counsel involved in cross-border transactions. The Mergers Working Group (“MWG”) of the  of the Antitrust Committee of the International Bar Association has formulated a comparative guide concerning gun-jumping across 21 major jurisdictions, encompassing all global regions and both established and emerging merger control systems. Each country chapter comprises of a series of questions and answers based around the relevant legislation and illuminated by recent cases and decisions. These have been contributed by distinguished practitioners from around the world, and are followed by annexes on actual and hypothetical enforcement of specific conduct. The book also provides a high-level overview by the MWG of the survey’s key results,  to provide insight to the international business community, their advisors as well as to competition authorities.    Review "Consummated mergers can harm competition and consumers irretrievably, and as such, enforcement against gun-jumping is critical regardless of the system of merger notification. The publication of this book is timely given the increased enforcement around the world in this area." - Han Li-Toh, Competition Commission of Singapore "This well-researched and highly informative guide is comprehensive in its coverage of merger law and practice throughout the world. It will undoubtedly be a 'go-to' document on the key issue of what merging parties can or cannot do before they obtain formal approval for their transaction from competition authorities." - Philip Lowe, Oxera "This guide to "gun jumping" rules around the world will be invaluable when advising clients on "dos and don'ts" in the context of international deals. The editors and contributors from the Mergers Working Group of the IBA's Antitrust Committee should be applauded for putting together this thorough, comparative guide on the law of gun-jumping." - Kyriakos Fountoukakos, Herbert Smith Freehills About the Author Catriona Hatton is the partner in charge of the Baker Botts' Brussels office and Co-Chair of the firm's Global Antitrust and Competition Law group. Yves Comtois is Legal Consultant with the Antitrust and Competition Practice of Baker Botts' Brussels office. Andrea Hamilton is a partner at McDermott Will & Emery in Brussels.