Mergers

The mission of the ICN Merger Working Group is to promote the adoption of best practices in the design and operation of merger review regimes in order to: (i) enhance the effectiveness of each jurisdiction's merger review mechanisms; (ii) facilitate procedural and substantive convergence; and (iii) reduce the public and private time and cost of multijurisdictional merger reviews.

The Working Group consists of two subgroups:

Subgroup 1: Notification and Procedures

Subgroup 2: Merger Investigation and Analysis Subgroup

Contact Information

The US Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and the Irish Competition Authority co-chair the Merger Working Group.

For more information about the Merger Working Group please contact: Mr. Paul O'Brien
US Department of Justice
Antitrust Division, Foreign Commerce Section
Tel: +1 202-514-0905
EM: paul.e.obrien@usdoj.gov