Tag: CMA
UK: CMA warns businesses after ending Remicade probe
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he Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has closed its investigation into a suspected anti-competitive discount scheme developed by pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme...
UK: CMA prepares legal action against Viagogo
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has publicly warned secondary ticketing site Viagogo that it is still not compliant with terms of a court...
UK: CMA accuses hydrocortisone suppliers of breaking competition law
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that pharmaceutical companies Auden Mckenzie and Waymade engaged in anti-competitive behavior relating to hydrocortisone...
UK: Experian, ClearScore cancel merger
Experian has backed down over its $275m merger with credit rating checker rival Clearscore after a watchdog warned it could harm competition in the sector.
“Taking...
UK: Five fit-out firms fined £7M for cartel behavior
After admitting breaking UK competition law, five office fit-out firms have agreed to pay fines totalling more than £7m.
They were ensnared by information given...
UK: Pharma firms accused of illegal agreements
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that, from July 2011 to April 2015, the sole supplier of hydrocortisone tablets in the...
UK: CMA cancels its merger investigation into Experian’s purchase of ClearScore
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has cancelled its merger investigation into Experian’s anticipated purchase of ClearScore.
Experian and ClearScore provide credit-score checking and financial...
UK: Competition watchdog looking at Subprime lender’s merger plan
Britain's competition watchdog is considering the possible market impact of a union between subprime lenders Non-Standard Finance (NSF) and Provident Financial, after Provident spurned...
UK: CMA seeks more power
Andrew Tyrie has set out his pitch to government for greater powers to compel businesses to tackle the public “erosion of trust” in business...
UK: CMA launches inquiry into Global’s Exterion deal
The competition authority has launched an in-depth investigation into Global's deal to buy the out-of-home media owner Exterion Media.
The Competition & Markets Authority informed...