{"id":1628,"date":"2024-03-01T08:29:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonderbylegal.dk\/abuse-regulations-can-be-applied-to-small-mergers\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:37:03","slug":"abuse-regulations-can-be-applied-to-small-mergers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbylegal.dk\/en\/abuse-regulations-can-be-applied-to-small-mergers\/","title":{"rendered":"Abuse regulations can be applied to small mergers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>In a recent ruling, the European Court of Justice has established that just because the EU has introduced prior control over whether large mergers constitute an abuse of dominant position, small mergers may also be in violation of competition law. The ruling concludes years of legal disagreement in several member states, including Denmark.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute arose between Towercast, a prominent player in the French market, and its competitor T\u00e9l\u00e9diffusion de France (TDF). The reason for the dispute was TDF&#8217;s merger with the smaller competitor, Itas S.A.S. (Itas).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Towercast, the merger between TDF and Itas was a violation of competition rules and potentially harmful to competition. This was because, according to Towercast, TDF&#8217;s acquisition of Itas could create a disproportionately dominant market position.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Towercast argued that such dominance would harm competition and reduce opportunities for other players in the market. 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