On 18 August 2008 the Swiss Competition Commission unconditionally cleared the acquisition by Heineken Switzerland of rival brewer Eichhof. The transaction, which reduced the number of national brewers from 3 to 2, was subject to an in-depth (Phase II) investigation. Concerns of collective dominance were ultimately dismissed because there was evidence of intense competition pre-merger and because the extent of transparency and other characteristics of the market were not conducive to coordinated behaviour.RBB Economics assisted the merging parties during the in-depth investigation alongside lawyers von der Crone Rechtsanwälte.
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