Research and analysis

Understanding past merger remedies

This research report evaluates 18 merger remedies put in place by the CC, OFT and the CMA .

From:
Competition and Markets Authority
Published
24 July 2015
Last updated
18 June 2019 — See all updates

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Report on case study research

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Details

The evaluation looks at 18 merger remedies – 3 cases from the CMA, 14 that were put in place by the CC following in-depth investigations, and one remedy put in place by the OFT. This updated version published in June 2019 includes 3 new case studies: Muller / Dairy Crest; RB / K-Y; and Tullett Prebon / ICAP.

It considers the effects that the different types of remedies used had from a competition perspective and the lessons that can be learned for future merger cases.

This updated research builds on the research into past merger remedies previously published by the Competition Commission (CC) and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

Updates to this page

Published 24 July 2015
Last updated 18 June 2019 + show all updates

  1. Merger remedy evaluations updated for 2019.

  2. Case studies added.

  3. First published.

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