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#277 Still Going Strong at 20? A Conversation With the Architect of the EU Merger Regulation 2004
Manage episode 422772856 series 3001999
The EU's merger control law--the Merger Regulation--was revised in 2004, and 2024 is therefore the 20th anniversary of the changes. What prompted those changes? Sir Philip Lowe, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition from 2002-2010, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss the background to the changes and what else in EU merger control changed at the time. Listen to this episode to learn more about the basis for the current EU regime and Sir Philip's views on other topical merger control issues.
With special guest:
Sir Philip Lowe, Partner, Oxera Consulting
Related Links:
European Commission Mergers Website Page Court of First Instance judgment in Airtours Court of First Instance judgment in Tetra Laval/Sidel Court of First Instance judgment in Schneider/Legrand
Hosted by:
Matthew Reynolds, Huth Reynolds LLP and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP
325 episodes
Manage episode 422772856 series 3001999
The EU's merger control law--the Merger Regulation--was revised in 2004, and 2024 is therefore the 20th anniversary of the changes. What prompted those changes? Sir Philip Lowe, Director-General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition from 2002-2010, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss the background to the changes and what else in EU merger control changed at the time. Listen to this episode to learn more about the basis for the current EU regime and Sir Philip's views on other topical merger control issues.
With special guest:
Sir Philip Lowe, Partner, Oxera Consulting
Related Links:
European Commission Mergers Website Page Court of First Instance judgment in Airtours Court of First Instance judgment in Tetra Laval/Sidel Court of First Instance judgment in Schneider/Legrand
Hosted by:
Matthew Reynolds, Huth Reynolds LLP and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP
325 episodes
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