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EC Competition Law and the Regulation of Passive Investments Among Competitors

David Gilo, Tel-Aviv University
Ariel Ezrachi, University of Oxford

Article comments

David Gilo and Ariel Ezrachi, "EC Competition Law and the Regulation of Passive Investment among Competitors," 26 Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, p.327-349 (2006).

Abstract

Passive holdings and cross-investments among competing companies are common phenomena in the modern marketplace. Yet under certain market conditions such investments may cause anticompetitive effects. This paper explores the economic effects of passive investments and their regulation under European competition law. The paper identifies a range of transactions that potentially affect competition, however remain unchallenged under current EU competition law. Subsequently, the paper explores the possibility of applying the European Merger Regulation to these transactions.

Subject Area

Commercial Law, Corporations

Recommended Citation

David Gilo and Ariel Ezrachi, "EC Competition Law and the Regulation of Passive Investments Among Competitors" (April 2008). Tel Aviv University Legal Working Paper Series. Tel Aviv University Law Faculty Papers. Working Paper 78.
http://law.bepress.com/taulwps/fp/art78

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