2008 6th Competition Workshop on Horizontal Mergers and Joint Ventures

Summary
ㅁ Date : 2008. 11. 12. ~ 11. 14.
ㅁ Venue : Ramada Hotel, Seoul, Korea
ㅁ Participant Countries : Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Singapore, Vietnam

Main Contents
ㅁ This seminar will examine competition issues related to horizontal mergers and joint ventures. The first day will focus on the competitive effects of horizontal mergers, discussing the primary economic avenues of harm of anticompetitive mergers and presenting several case studies from participating authorities. On the second day, participants will discuss and debate two hypothetical cases that present some of the complexities that may arise in evaluating mergers. The final session focuses on merger remedies and joint ventures, with several case studies illustrating the range of possible joint venture forms and appropriate competition policy responses to them.