Question 11.1: Corporate mergers and acquisitions

1. Distinguish a merger from an acquisition, and state the conditions under which both raise regulatory concern.
2. Characterize as precisely as possible two indexes the Department of Justices antitrust division uses to approve mergers and acquisitions.
3. What levels of each would trigger scrutiny from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission?
4. What are the new directions for assessing the argument for approving mergers and acquisitions?