merger-antitrust-issue-spotterlisted

# Merger Antitrust Issue Spotter ## Purpose Produce a structured **draft for attorney review** for merger antitrust issue spotter. Organize source-grounded facts, gaps, and review questions without legal conclusions. ## Use When - The user requests merger antitrust issue spotter support. - Antitrust/competition issues need issue spotting and workflow organization. - Counsel needs a source-cited draft with explicit gaps and verification items. ## Required Inputs - **Jurisdiction(s) of competitive effect** — every country and, where relevant, state/province where the parties sell, source, or employ. Use `[verify jurisdiction]` if unknown. Note that the antitrust analysis follows the markets, not the parties' headquarters. - **Transaction structure** — asset / stock / statutory merger / joint venture / minority investment; consideration mix; ultimate parents on each side; sister entities and bolt-ons; any concurrent transactions with related counterparties. Mark unknowns `unknown/not found/not provided/ambiguous`. - **Parties and competitive posture** — acquirer, target, and each entity's role on each product market: horizontal competitor, vertical supplier/customer, potential competitor, nascent competitor, or none. Include any prior or contemplated competitor relationship (collaborations, JVs, licensing). - **Product and geographic markets** — the user's preliminary view of each product line in scope, the geographic footprint of each, and customer-substitution evidence t