Der Konzernverbund chinesischer Staatsunternehmen in der europäischen und deutschen Fusionskontrolle

Chinese state-owned companies are unique players in competition, particularly due to their complex ownership structures and their links to the Chinese party-state. These unique players pose problems for the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office in identifying the economic unit in merger control proceedings.
The author addresses the central question of whether European and German merger control is capable of reflecting the special characteristics of state-owned enterprises from China in the identification of the economic unit. To this end, the author comprehensively analyses the decision-making practice of the European Commission and the German Federal Cartel Office on state-owned enterprises from the EEA, China and other third countries.