Data Protection Considerations in Pre-Merger Process: Due Diligence and Merger Assessment
Denna masteruppsats undersöker hur dataskyddaspekter beaktas i pre-förvärvsprocessen, särskilt under due diligence och i konkurrensrättsliga be-dömningar av företagskoncentrationer inom EU. GDPR prioriterar skyddet av personuppgifter genom strikta juridiska regler, medan EU:s kontroll av före-tagskoncentrationer istället fokuserar på datas potential att driva innovation, minska kostnader och öka kThe purpose of this thesis is to explore how data protection considerations are handled in the context of mergers within the EU, specifically during the due diligence process and in merger assessments. While GDPR prioritizes the protection of personal data in due diligence processes, the protection of per-sonal data is left to another regulatory authority and is not assessed directly in merger ass