Cases
Links to some key merger decisions are provided. Please note that this is not intended to
provide an exhaustive list of important merger decisions.
A
Air Liquide / BOC Group
Approved by Commission - Blocked by US
AOL / Time Warner
B
Boeing / McDonnell Douglas
US - EU
C
Coca-Cola / Huiyuan (horizontal)
First merger blocked under Chinese Antimonopoly law (2009)
G
GE / Honeywell (conglomerate)
2001 - US$42 billion proposed merger. US Companies. US approved. EU blocked. Prompted ICN. mario Monti statements.
See: Malcolm MacLaren, 'The GE/Honeywell Merger Case: Reaching the Limits of International Competition Policymaking' (2001) 2(12 German Law Journal 1
Google / Motorola (2011-2012)
Australia, China, European Union, United States
I
Intel / Mcafee (2010-2011)
China, European Union United States
O
Oracle / Sun Microsystems (2009-2010)
European Union / United States
S
Seagate / Samsung (2011-2012)
China, European Union, United States
V
Vivendi SA /Seagram Co
W
Western Digital / Hitachi (2011-2012)
Australia, China
WorldCom / Sprint
Commission and US blocked