The concept of the rescue merger, also referred to as ‘failing firm defence”, enables the Commission to clear a concentration even though a dominant position is created or strengthened in its aftermath, provided that there is no causal link between the concentration and the dominant position, that is to say, the merger does not lead to a deterioration of the competitive structure of the market. The Commission has developed the following criteria for the application of the rescue merger concept: (1) the undertaking to be acquired must be ‘failing’ (that is, it would, in any event, be forced out of the market); (2) there is no alternative buyer who could provide for a less anti-competitive solution; (3) the market share of the acquired undertaking would, in any event, be taken over by the acquiring undertaking, or its assets would inevitably exit the market if not taken over by another undertaking.
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RO: Concentrare de salvare (Fuziune de salvare)
FR: Fusion de sauvetage
HU: Mentési összefonódás (mentési fúzió)
