In determining whether a proposed transaction is anti-competitive, U.S. regulators look at all of the following except for
A) Market share of the combined businesses
B) Potential for price fixing
C) Ease of new competitors to enter the market
D) Potential for job loss among target firm's employees
E) The potential for the target firm to fail without the takeover

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U.S. regulators look at market share of the combined businesses, potential for price fixing, ease of new competitors to enter the market, and the potential for the target firm to fail without the takeover as factors to determine whether a proposed transaction is anti-competitive. However, potential for job loss among target firm's employees is not considered as a primary factor in determining antitrust concerns.

In Determining Whether a Proposed Transaction Is Anti-Competitive, U