The 5th Annual Merger Conference

Friday 24th November 2006

Championing National or European Interests? Merger controll and the integration and liberalisation of markets in the EU

Nadia Calvino, Deputy Director for Mergers, DG- Competition, European Commission

The Legitimacy of the 'Change of Control Clause'

Mr Gotz Drauz, Howrey LLP

Wottakar's The Panda say's 'No'

Mr Oliver Bretz, Clifford Chance

The Antitrust Paradox (Euro 2006 remix) The best of recent merger litigation...featuring 'Sony/BMG/Boots/Unichem and rivals' other greatest rivals

Mr Simon Pritchard, Director of Mergers Office of Fair Trading

Innovation and Merger Control: M - 3687 - Johnson & Johnson

Mr Benoit Durand, Director of Economic Anaylsis

Service Quality Competition

Mr Adrian Payne, Office of Fair Trading

Are there direct tests of how a merger will impact on non-price features? Some answers from Waterstones/Ottakar's

Mr Adrian Majumdar, RBB Economics