Merger decomposition: The Tipline for 5 August 2019

The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust investigation into Facebook is grabbing headlines worldwide, but the enforcer’s gaze still extends beyond the markets that allow competition specialists to humble brag about themselves to former high school classmates. The agency filed a lawsuit in its internal tribunal on Friday aimed at blocking the merger of two hydrogen peroxide manufacturers. While it’s unlikely to be the example you'll use to explain antitrust to someone at social gatherings, you can count on GCR USA to cover this chemical merger with molecular-level detail.