III EMEA Regional Committee Webinar-Restructuring & AntiTrust in Times of COVID, April 29, 2021

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, THIS PANEL HAS THE ANSWERS:
What  is  the  underlying  rationale  of  the "failing  firm  defense"  in  merger  control?
Is  this  defense  expected  to  become  more used  in  M&A  transactions  during  the  months to  
come?
Are  competition  law  concepts  of  "failing firm"  and  "enterprise  valuation"  in  line  with 
similar  concepts  in  insolvency  law?
Is  competition  law  considering  adequately the  progressive  sophistication  of  insolvency 
proceedings  and  the  new  restructuring  and business  sale  instruments?
Should  bankruptcy  courts  be  granted merger control competences  as  part  of  their jurisdiction?

M O D E R A T O R

Adrian Thery
Partner at Garrigues and Head of its Restructuring & Insolvency Department

P A N E L I S T S
Miguel De La Mano Executive VP at Compass Lexecon, Former Deputy Chief Competition Economist at the 
European Commission and former Acting Chief Economist at the UK Competition Commission

Nicolaes Tollenaar, Partner at RESOR (Netherlands)

Roberto Vallina
Partner at Roca & Junyent and Head of its Competition Law Department