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THE MOST INTERESTING FAILED MERGER PROPOSAL YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF—AND THE CHINA CONNECTION

Russell Pittman

Journal of Competition Law and Economics2025https://doi.org/10.1093/joclec/nhaf033article
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Abstract

In 2022, following the abandonment of a proposed acquisition of Maersk Container Industry by China International Marine Containers, the U.S. Department of Justice and the German Bundeskartellamt both publicly articulated competition concerns the deal had presented. This paper argues that in addition to more standard competition issues, the proposed acquisition raised other, specific issues regarding product market definition, the possibility of post-merger vertical foreclosure, and the role of the Chinese government in the container industry, not all of which were addressed in the announcements of the two enforcement agencies. This paper focuses on those three issues.

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@article{russell2025,
  title        = {{THE MOST INTERESTING FAILED MERGER PROPOSAL YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF—AND THE CHINA CONNECTION}},
  author       = {Russell Pittman},
  journal      = {Journal of Competition Law and Economics},
  year         = {2025},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/joclec/nhaf033},
}

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