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Fusjoner godkjent på vilkår

Auditoriet, Jus II, University of Bergen Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen

En rekke fusjoner og oppkjøp godkjennes på vilkår. Et rådende syn er at strukturelle vilkår, der for eksempel deler av virkshomheten må avhendes, er bedre enn å pålegge de fusjonerende adferdsvilkår. I løpet av de siste årene er det en rekke eksempler på fusjoner godkjent med strukturelle vilkår i Norge. Erling Hjelmeng og Lars Sørgard vil i dette seminaret drøfte mulige problemer og utfordringer forbundet med avhjelpende tiltak, med særlig fokus på strukturelle tiltak

The interaction between EU/EEA Public Procurement and Competition Law

Auditoriet, Jus II, University of Bergen Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen

We are pleased to invite you to a seminar on the interaction between the rules governing the award of public contracts - public procurement - and competition law, Thursday 30 October, featuring Albert Sánchez Graells, Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester, and Andhers Thue, Partner, Advokatfirmaet Simonsen Vogt Wiig.

Picking a Partner among Competitors when Size Matters: The Norwegian Grocery Market

Auditoriet, Jus II, University of Bergen Jekteviksbakken 31, Bergen

The partnership between ICA and NorgesGruppen on procurement and distribution is controversial. Common sense among market players seems to be that size matters for profitability as well as for retail pricing. On Tuesday 14 October Kind and Foros will present their work in whcich they have set up a model which captures the fact that size might matter for retail pricing, and analyzes the effects that a partnership on distribution and procurement between rivals have on retail pricing. Furthermore, they have investigated whether there are incentives to form industry-wide partnerships.