Killer Acquisitions in the Digital Economy: Reforming Merger Control Under Competition Law Framework
- NLR Journal
- Nov 10
- 1 min read
By Vishnu Yadav, Ph.D., Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur *.
Abstract
The propagation of "destroyer attainments"—transactions in which leading digital organizations obtain burgeoning rivals to eradicate capability upcoming risks —has opposed the ability of old-style amalgamation operate outlines. These possessions frequently glide under controlling locator due to short revenue or assessment beginnings, hitherto they present noteworthy risks to revolution, opposition, and customer wellbeing in data-driven fairs. This report judgmentally assesses how prevailing amalgamation power commands, predominantly in the European Union, United States, and India, fight to seize and deliver such procurements. Deriving on the developing lawful principles of modernization destruction and entrenchment theory, and investigative current administration inclinations and jurisdictive inventiveness such as the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), the theme supporters for an active, innovation-sensitive method to amalgamation regulation. A circumstance is made for recalibrating combination tolerances, increasing authority over ex post evaluations, and combining data-centric conditions to precaution opposition in the digital age.
Keywords: Acquisitions, Digital Economy, Merger Control, Innovation Harm, Nascent Competition, Antitrust, Data Dominance, EU Merger Regulation.
*Â The author holds a B. L. S. LL.B., LL.M., P.G.D. (Cyber Law) and has qualified U.G.C. NET (Law).
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