Tag: CMA
UK: Competition probe launched into Menzies merger
Menzies’ purchase of Airline Services is to be investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) amid concerns that it could reduce choice for...
UK: The CMA is hiring Economic Advisers
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is one of the world's top competition and consumer agencies. With markets changing fast and the UK leaving...
UK: “Serious concerns” over fuel prices due to Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
Conservative MP Robert Halfron has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) about the “serious concerns” he has over the price of petrol...
UK: Barclays rapped by competition watchdog after second PPI breach
The UK’s competition watchdog has taken action against Barclays after it failed, for a second time, to send annual payment protection insurance (PPI) reminders...
UK: Competition regulator to probe Experian and ClearScore merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) revealed its intention to launch an in-depth merger investigation on Tuesday, July 31, stating that Experian had failed...
UK: Watchdog probes Stars Group, Sky Bet union
The UK’s competition watchdog is probing The Stars Group’s US$4.7b acquisition of Sky Betting & Gaming (SBG).
On Tuesday, Canada’s The Stars Group (TSG) announced...
UK: Chinese bid for Northern Aerospace fails amid security fears
Chinese takeover attempts to buy a British defence company have fallen through, according to UK private equity firm Better Capital, via The Guardian.
Approval has...
UK: CMA appoints deputy chief economist
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has appointed Julie Bon as its new deputy chief economic adviser.
Ms Bon has led the economics on...
UK: Watchdog cracks down on hotel booking sites
Hotel booking sites must review the way they rank and display rooms, the UK's competition watchdog has said. Some sites may be making misleading...
UK/South Africa: Sibanye’s Lonmin takeover cleared by antitrust body
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) unconditionally cleared South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater’s proposed takeover of Lonmin on Thursday, June 28, telling Reuters the mining merger...
