> Monopolies can and do occur outside of mergers. They can, but often you find a firm that has grown organically ends up swallowing up a load of smaller firms.

> Monopolies can and do occur outside of mergers. They can, but often you find a firm that has grown organically ends up swallowing up a load of smaller firms. For sure trade laws need to actually be followed, but there's a discretion there that is vulnerable to lobbying.