Eric Fruits Quoted in Law360 on Potential Antitrust Scrutiny of Netflix Merger
ICLE Senior Scholar Eric Fruits was quoted by Law360 in an article regarding the potential antitrust concerns surrounding a proposed Netflix merger. The piece examines how the deal might impact theatrical releases and analyzes the regulatory headwinds it may face. Eric commented specifically on how the transaction interacts with the 2023 merger guidelines regarding horizontal concentration thresholds.
Even those sympathetic to the deal suggested that it’s likely to face scrutiny. Eric Fruits, a senior scholar of innovation policy with the International Center for Law & Economics, said in an analysis that the transaction will probably trigger the horizontal concentration thresholds of the Biden-era 2023 merger guidelines that their Trump-era predecessors have so far kept in place, guidelines the center has criticized.