Which other types of legislation can have a significant impact on a proposed transaction?
A. State anti-takeover laws
B. State antitrust laws
C. Federal benefits laws
D. Federal and state environmental laws
E. All of the above
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European antitrust policies differ from those in the U.S. in what important way?
A. They focus on the impact on competitors
B. They focus on the impact on consumers
C. They focus on both consumers and competitors
D. They focus on suppliers
E. They focus on consumers, suppliers, and competitors
14. Which of the following are used by antitrust regulators to determine whether a proposed transaction will be anti-competitive?
A. Market share
Barriers to entry
C. Number of substitute products
D. A and B only
E. A, B, and C
U.S. antitrust regulators are most concerned about what types of transaction?
A. Vertical mergers
B. Horizontal mergers
C. Alliances
D. Joint ventures
E. Minority investments
All of the following are true about a consent decree except for
A. Requires the merging parties to divest overlapping businesses
B. An acquirer may seek to negotiate a consent decree in advance of consummating a deal.
C. In the absent of a consent decree, a buyer usually makes the receipt of regulatory approval necessary to closing the deal.
D. FTC studies indicate that consent decrees have historically been largely ineffectual in promoting competition
E. Consent decrees tend to be most effective in promoting competition if the divestitures made by the acquiring firms are to competitors.