Tag: Antitrust
Bulgaria’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Olinesa Premium
Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) announced that it has fined local edible oil and mayonnaise producer Olinesa Premium with some 1.5 million...
Google’s (Non-) Compliance with the EU Shopping Decision
By Thomas Hoppner (Technical University Wildau)
On 27 July 2017, the European Commission adopted a decision finding that, between January 2008 and 27 July 2017,...
Economic Inequality and Competition Law: A Comparative Analysis of the USA...
By Amit Zac (University of Oxford)
To what extent does the choice of competition law model a relevant factor affecting economic inequality? While competition laws...
Facebook’s Instagram & Whatsapp Deals Face US Antitrust Suits
State and federal regulators are moving closer to filing an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
The antitrust case would largely...
Antitrust Official: EU Won’t Relax Merger Rules During COVID-19
The European Union won't weaken merger rules during the COVID-19 pandemic even if companies announced that they are likely to go bust without a...
Delivery Hero Confident Of Persuading South Korean Watchdog
Delivery Hero remains confident of persuading the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) to approve its acquisition of Woowa Brothers without selling its food delivery...
EU To Rule On Aon-Willis Merger Next Month
Aon is seeking European Union antitrust approval for its $30 billion deal to acquire Willis Towers. The EU regulator has set a deadline of...
ANALYSIS: Is Antitrust Litigation at a Crossroads in 2021?
By Eleanor Tyler (Bloomberg)
Antitrust litigation, in the form of both public and private enforcement, looks to be entering a period of serious upheaval.
Both the...
Liberty Global & Telefonica Have Not Offered EU Concessions
Liberty Global and Telefonica have not offered concessions to European Union antitrust regulators reviewing their plan to combine their British businesses, the European Commission...
Tencent Agrees To Comply With Chinese Regulators
As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten...