Tag: CMA
UK: CMA clears Roche’s US$4.3B takeover of Spark, US review lags
Swiss drugmaker Roche won clearance from Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Monday for its planned US$4.3 billion takeover of gene therapy company...
UK: CMA decision looms over Amazon’s Deliveroo deal
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will decide on Wednesday (Dec. 10) if Amazon’s quest to acquire a stake in Deliveroo, among the UK’s...
UK: Stonegate and Ei Group ordered to address CMA’s concerns before...
The UK’s competition regulator has warned that the £3 billion (US$3.9 billion) takeover of Ei Group, the pubs company, by the owner of the...
UK: Kiss and Magic owner may be forced to sell dozens...
The owner of Kiss and Magic radio could be forced to sell dozens of local stations due to fears its expansion will hurt independent...
UK: Watchdog considers OVO/SSE deal probe
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated it was looking into whether Ovo Energy’s £500m acquisition of energy supplier SSE’s retail arm will harm...
UK: CMA refers Bottomline’s buy of Experian Payments for in-depth probe
Two weeks after the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) voiced its concerns about the payment software firm Bottomline Technologies’ purchase of Experian Payments...
UK: CMA has new Senior Director for Strategy and Communications
Stuart Hudson has been appointed to the newly-created role of Senior Director for Strategy, Communications, Nations and Regions at the UK’s Competition and Markets...
UK: Amazon’s deal with Deliveroo probed
British regulators have launched an inquiry into whether a large investment by Amazon into the online takeaway delivery company Deliveroo breached competition rules, reported...
UK: Deal to create largest pub group probed by CMA
The UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it started an investigation into whether the potential merger of pub owner Stonegate and larger rival Ei...
UK: Gov ready to approve US$3.2B Inmarsat buyout
The UK is set to approve the private equity buyout of satellite company Inmarsat, after officials said Wednesday, October 9, the US$3.4 billion transaction...
