Industry consolidation is the process whereby the number of firms in an industry decreases while the size of each firm increases, thereby increasing industry concentration. Competition authorities are particularly wary of potential anticompetitive outcomes when industries consolidate, and the majority of enforcement actions center on these. The concern is that large firms could exploit their market power, and with competition insufficient to provide a counterbalance, the result would be higher p
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