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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

 

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