Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) serve as a cornerstone of corporate strategy in modern market economies, facilitating operational expansion, technological transfer, and synergistic efficiencies. While predominantly pro-competitive, these combinations carry the inherent risk of distorting market health—specifically through increased concentration, foreclosure of competition, or the elimination of nascent rivals. This tension between the facilitation of capital redistribution an

Written by Bhavika Sikka currently pursuing BA.L LB (Hons) from Symbiosis Law School Pune and Rijul Tripathy currently pursuing BBA.LLB from Symbiosis Law School Pune In the wake of India’s digital economy boom and its burgeoning startup ecosystem “ Killer Acquisitions ” have become a salient regulatory concern. These are deals in which large incumbents acquire nascent rivals not with the intention of scaling them but to pre-empt future competition. This creates “ Kill Zones