Early-stage economic analysis is increasingly valuable for ACCC merger notifications

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The changes to Australia’s merger notification regime substantially expand the scope for early-stage economic analysis to support more effective and efficient filings.

The changes to Australia’s merger notification regime substantially expand the scope for early-stage economic analysis to support more effective and efficient filings for merging parties and their legal advisers. Economic analysis can help determine whether filings are necessary, that filings contain only the required level of detail, and that the economic data and analysis required for filings is complete, accurate, and helpful to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

In this brief, Mark Chicu, Nikhil Gupta, Kostis Hatzitaskos, Avigail Kifer, and Andrew Swan identify areas where early-stage economic analysis is likely to be particularly valuable in navigating the new notification process.

Early-stage economic analysis is increasingly valuable for ACCC merger notifications

Authors

Mark Chicu
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Mark Chicu

Senior Advisor

Nikhil Gupta
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Nikhil Gupta

Principal

Kostis Hatzitaskos
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Kostis Hatzitaskos

Senior Vice President

Avigail Kifer
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Avigail Kifer

Principal

Andrew Swan
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Andrew Swan

Vice President