Market Share Calculations Are a Starting Point, but Not a Litmus Test, for Analyzing Competitor Collaborations.

The article reports on the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Antitrust Guidelines for Collaborations Among Competitors issued in 2000. It states these are meant to offer an analytical framework to examine the competitive impact of non-merger collaborative agreements like joint ventures and strategic alliances. Market share estimates offer a useful starting point under the Collaboration Guidelines for analyzing a competitor collaboration.