Table of Cases.
Table of Reports, Guidelines and Notifications.
Chapters
1. Introduction to Merger Control Law in India.
2. Institutional Framework for Assessment of Combinations.
3. Core Concepts, Theories of Harm, and Types of Mergers.
4. Key Issues Under Indian Merger Control Laws.
5. Combination Filing Process and Procedure.
6. Tools and Techniques Adopted for Combination Investigation.
7. Assessment of Relevant Market in Merger Control Cases.
8. Assessment of Appreciable Adverse Effect on Competition under Indian Merger Control Regime.
9. Merger Remedies.
10. Preparing and Filing the Combination Notification Forms and Strategic Considerations for Merger Filing.
Annexures
I. Competition Act, 2002.
II. Competition Commission of India (Procedure in Regard to the Transaction of Business Relating to Combinations) Regulations, 2011.
III. Extracts of SVS Raghavan Committee Report.
IV. Guidance Notes Issued by the CCI.
V. FAQs on Combinations Issued by the CCI.
VI. Notification Regarding Exemption of Oil and Gas Companies.
VII. Notification Regarding Exemption of Nationalized Banks from Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002.
VIII. Notification Regarding Exemption of Regional Rural Banks from Sections 5 and 6 of the Competition Act, 2002.
IX. Notification Regarding Exemption from Notifying a Combination Within Thirty Days Mentioned in Section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002.
X. Notifications Regarding (a) Relevant Assets and Turnover in Case a Portion of an Enterprise or Division or Business is Being Acquired, Taken Control of, Merged or Amalgamated with Another Enterprise; (b) De Minimis Exemption.
XI. Notifications Regarding (a) Exemption Regarding “Group”; (b) Target Exemption; (c) Increase in Value of Assets and Turnover.
Glossary of Antitrust Terms.
Subject Index