Law 31112 effectiveness to control the business concentrations 2019-2021

The main objective in this search was to analyze the experts’ perceptions about business concentration operations and the Law 31112 effectiveness to control these business concentrations 2109 – 2021. The done search is basic, with a qualitative approach and a phenomenological analysis. We have made a structured interview to subject’ specialized professionals, according to a structured guide interview validated by five experts. The interviewed expert responses were analyzed very carefully with the following results: Most of the interviewed specialists (50%), consider that the concentration operations, now regulated, produce benefits; and about its effectiveness, the 80% interviewed experts consider that its effectiveness will be evaluated in due time because it is a very recent law. The main conclusions were: The interviewed specialists consider that, thanks to previous control over the business concentration operations, it is possible they bring economic benefits. They do not deny its effectiveness, they consider the law is functioning, but it is very early to determine such effectiveness, because it is a very recent law, it is in force for just one year.