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Number 14 in the Antitrust law Section monograph series, this work summarizes the state of the law in every area affecting semihorizontal, conglomerate and vertical mergers, and was prepared as a companion to Monograph 12.
Today the largest U.S. company in terms of market capitalization, Apple, which recently hit the $1 trillion mark, could lawfully merge with the second largest company, Amazon (which has ~$800 billion in market capitalization) and also with other incredibly large firms (e.g., Exxon/Mobil and JP MorganChase), so long as they spun off any significant overlaps. In fact, under current antitrust law, it would theoretically be permissible for a series of mergers to leave the U.S. with at most ten corporations, each owning 10 percent of every industry. Sandeep Vaheesan and I are drafting and proposing legislation that would block these extremely large mergers. The bill we're constructing would block all mergers by companies larger than clearly specified--but quite large--limits. For example, any firm with more than $10 billion in assets could be prohibited from merging with any other company also exceeding this threshold. We believe that legislation requiring this limitation would have a number of benefits, with virtually no risk of downside consequences for society.
Monograph on cost benefit analysis of USA mergers - explains recent trends in terms of capital resources valuation, tax incentives, etc., Examines motivations for and consequences of mergers in relation to small scale industries and shareholders, analyses costs and benefits for consumers, workers and communitys, and comments on problems of official merger prevention company law. Bibliography pp. 74 to 76 and statistical tables.