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The Digital Markets Act and its Role in Regulating Gatekeepers: Implications for Big Tech M&A and Future Merger Policy
| Resumo: | This thesis explores the implications of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in regulating Big Tech mergers and acquisitions within the European Union. With the rise of dominant digital platforms, concerns regarding market fairness, innovation suppression, and competition have intensified. By analyzing Article 14 and 18 of the DMA, alongside the interpretation and application of Article 22 of the European Union Merger Regulation, this research evaluates the DMA's effectiveness in addressing regulatory gaps such as the under-enforcement of acquisitions involving startups with low turnover but high potential. It investigates whether the DMA's obligations sufficiently improve the existing shortcomings and whether current merger control frameworks require amendments to address the unique challenges posed by digital markets. Through a combination of legal doctrinal analysis, empirical data, and recent judgements the thesis provides insights into the DMA’s regulatory mechanisms and proposes policy reforms to ensure fair and contestable markets. |
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| Autores principais: | Lilli Neubauer |
| Assunto: | mergers and acquisitions Digital Markets Act Big Tech Article 22 EUMR Illumina/Grail killer acquisitions Fusões e Aquisições Aquisições Predatórias Artigo 22 do Regulamento das Fusões da UE |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso embargado |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | This thesis explores the implications of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in regulating Big Tech mergers and acquisitions within the European Union. With the rise of dominant digital platforms, concerns regarding market fairness, innovation suppression, and competition have intensified. By analyzing Article 14 and 18 of the DMA, alongside the interpretation and application of Article 22 of the European Union Merger Regulation, this research evaluates the DMA's effectiveness in addressing regulatory gaps such as the under-enforcement of acquisitions involving startups with low turnover but high potential. It investigates whether the DMA's obligations sufficiently improve the existing shortcomings and whether current merger control frameworks require amendments to address the unique challenges posed by digital markets. Through a combination of legal doctrinal analysis, empirical data, and recent judgements the thesis provides insights into the DMA’s regulatory mechanisms and proposes policy reforms to ensure fair and contestable markets. |
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