Tag: Antitrust
Brazil’s Antitrust Watchdog See’s Problems In Oi Sale Approval
The superintendence of Brazil's competition regulator Cade said on Friday it viewed an asset sale by Brazilian telecom Oi as "complex," suggesting that TIM,...
EU Antitrust Regulators Extend Deadline For IAG-Air Europa Deal
EU antitrust enforcers have extended their deadline for a decision on British Airways and Iberia owner International Airlines' 500-million-euro ($589.5 million) bid for Spain's...
The Antitrust Duty to Deal in the Age of Big Tech
By Erik Hovenkamp (University of Southern California)
The antitrust duty to deal is perhaps the most confounding and controversial form of antitrust intervention. It is...
UK Consults On Powers For Newly Formed Big Tech Antitrust Watchdog
The UK government unveiled proposals to increase competition in the UK's digital economy. Proposals have been set out for a new pro-competition regime for...
Biden’s New Antitrust Rules May Threaten Railway Mega-Merger
Kansas City Southern investors are worried that the Biden administration’s tougher stance on antitrust enforcement may signal trouble for the company’s US$34 billion plan...
EU Antitrust Watchdog Ends Probe Into Amadeus & Sabre
The European Union antitrust regulator on Monday, July 19, scrapped a two-and-half-year investigation into travel booking companies Amadeus and Sabre, citing a lack of...
Chinese Tech Companies Ink Antitrust Vow
More than 30 Chinese tech firms, including Tencent Holdings and Alibaba Group Holding, together inked an understanding on antitrust matters, the South China Morning...
Top Republican Creates “Freedom From Big Tech Caucus”
Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.), the top Republican on the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, is forming a new “Freedom From Big Tech Caucus” along with...
UK Antitrust Regulator Gains New Post-Brexit Powers
Britain’s competition watchdog is to be given new post-Brexit powers to levy huge fines on companies that rip off consumers, speed up antitrust cases...
US & EU Competition Policy Is Aligning: WSJ
The European Union’s top antitrust regulator foresees greater alignment with the US on competition enforcement, particularly in the tech sector, amid a broader policy...
