Multijurisdictional merger filings are complex and can be fraught with risk for companies and competition authorities. The thesis deals comprehensively with this problem and shows the development of conflicts over cooperation up to convergence efforts in the area of merger control. It also outlines how in the long-term international rules of procedure can be developed without harmonizing merger control. Moreover, the extraterritorial effects of the EU Merger Regulation are critically analyzed.weiterlesen