Regulatory contract usage in case of antitrust mergers and acquisitions control

The article provides an analysis of counterparties’ benefits and costs within the framework regulatory contracts object which is structural prescriptions issued by antimonopoly authority controlling mergers acquisitions. purpose study to identify discrete institutional alternatives for creating credible commitments in with participation monitoring trustee (taking into account risk distorted incentives).The contract between regulator, trustee, company (merger participant) case divestiture, since this situation most sensitive terms setting incentives risks opportunism. subject such contracts. based on methods new economics law economics, it employs mathematical modeling. comparative used as main methodological approach, action coordination forms harmonization economic agents’ expectations — case, agency, a companies involved acquisitions transactions. Advantages disadvantages following contracting options were identified: independent regulator;monitoring involvement whose activities are financed competition or company; hybrid approach financing activities; distribution income from penalties way system pledges tripartite contract. also defines conditions results research can be guideline design Russian antitrust enforcement system.