Press Release: Mergers: Commission adopts Guidelines for merging companies with vertical or conglomerate relationship

The European Commission has adopted Guidelines for the assessment of mergers between companies that are in a so-called vertical or conglomerate relationship (also known as 'non-horizontal mergers'). Such mergers are aimed at broadening a company's activities either by merging with a company at another level of the supply chain (vertical merger) or with a company active in a related market (conglomerate merger). The Guidelines will provide guidance to companies as to how the Commission will analyse the impact of such mergers on competition.

European Commission: SPEECH/07/516: Flat Glass Cartel and Guidelines on Non-Horizontal Mergers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/07/763&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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