Parallel Session

The role of efficiencies in merger control

Wednesday 24th September h. 17:30 - 18:15 (CET)
Managed by
OECD

The session on Efficiencies in Merger Control will focus on evolving approaches and persistent challenges. It will explore how competition authorities and courts assess efficiencies in merger cases, the types of efficiencies considered, and why their acceptance remains limited. The discussion will also raise forward-looking questions about the role of efficiencies in future merger assessments.

Chair

Antonio Capobianco
Deputy Head of the Competition Division, OECD

Speakers

Antonio Buttà
Chief Economist, Italian Antitrust Authority (AGCM)

Aura García Pabón 
Competition Expert, OECD

Gian Luca Zampa
Partner, Freshfields 

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