Rank the following potential mergers in terms of most likely to least likely to be scrutinized by the Department of Justice’s Guidelines for horizontal mergers? Provide a brief (very brief) rationale for each choice.
a. Comcast merger with Time-Warner.
b. Amazon mergers with Barnes and Noble
c. ExxonMobil merger with BP
d. CVS merges with Rite-Aid
e. Nikon merges with Canon
f. Everlasting Fence Co (Glenside) merges with Glenside Fence Co.
g. Apple Mergers with Netflix