MOFCOM Revealed Yearly Merger Control Statistics

On 21 September 2011, Mr. Shang Ming, Director General of MOFCOM's Anti-Monopoly Bureau revealed the yearly merger control statistics at the BRICS International Competition Conference 2011 held in Beijing.

According to Mr. Shang, the merger control statistics for 2008, 2009 and 2010 are as follows:

As of August 2011, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of MOFCOM has received 142 merger control filings, among which 118 were officially accepted and only 1 was approved with conditions (see our article entitled The Russian Potash Deal - first conditional clearance of 2011). It was expected that more than 200 mergers will be reviewed in 2011.