Merger
What's New?
Forthcoming Events
Find out more about the November 2012 ICN Merger Workshop in Colombia.
Mission of the Merger Working Group (MWG)
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.
Current Work
The main current activities of the MWG are:
- Project on Economic Analysis in Merger Review
- Work to promote familiarity, use, and implementation of the MWG's work product
- ICN Framework for merger review cooperation
For more details about the work of the MWG please see the current and long term work plans.
Contact Information of Co-Chairs of Working Group
The Merger Working Group is co-chaired by the Italian Competition Authority, the European Commission, DG Competition, and the Competition Commission of India. For more information about the MWG, please contact:
Head, International Affairs Unit
Italian Competition Authority
Telephone: +39 06 85821472
Head of Unit, Antitrust and Merger Case Support
European Commission, DG Competition
Telephone: +32 2 29 59851
Adviser and Head of Combinations Division
Competition Commission of India
Telephone: +91 2375 2380
Highlighted Work Product
- Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review Procedures (also available in Spanish and French versions)
- Recommended Practices for Merger Analysis
- Merger Guidelines Workbook
- Investigative Techniques Handbook
- Model Confidentiality Waiver
- Merger Remedies Report
Click here for a complete list of MWG work products
Workshops & Teleseminars
- November 3-4, 2010 Workshop
- Merger Remedies Teleseminar Slides
- Tools for Change Teleseminar, April 13, 2010
- Tools for Change Slide Deck, April 13, 2010
- UK Guidelines Presentation, January 25, 2011
- US Guidelines Presentation, January 25, 2011
- Non-Horizontal Effects in Merger Control: The Experience of the European Commission, June 28, 2011

