Tag: CMA
UK: Just Eat green lighted to buy food delivery rival Hungryhouse
Restaurant delivery chain Just Eat's takeover of rival Hungryhouse has been officially given the green light by the competition watchdog.
The Competition and Markets Authority...
UK: Union warns a merger of SSE and npower could reduce...
A merger of SSE and npower could reduce competition and lead to further energy price hikes, the GMB union has warned. The GMB union...
UK: Tesco’s $3.7bn Booker purchase given provisional go-ahead
Tesco’s £3.7 billion (US$4.9 billion) takeover of wholesale group Booker has been given the provisional green light after the UK’s competition watchdog said it...
UK: Competition regulator builds new tech team
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is building a new technology team to strengthen its ability to keep pace with the use of...
UK: CMA raids Viagogo, StubHub offices
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has reportedly raided the London offices of Viagogo and eBay’s StubHub as part of its ongoing investigation into...
UK: CMA delays publishing Booker-Tesco provisional findings
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) provisional findings had been due by the end of October, but the morning of November 1, the authority...
UK: CMA demands Euro Car Parts divest assets
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Euro Car Parts' purchase of Andrew Page could reduce competition in nine areas across the...
UK: Car hire websites investigated over ‘hidden’ charges
China’s top banking regulator said on Thursday, October 19, that the country will further open up its banking system to foreign investors, who have...
UK: Watchdog clears Touchstone-IP Group merger
The UK Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday, October 17, said it has opted not to refer IP Group PLC's takeover of Touchstone...
UK: CMA provisionally clears Just Eat’s buy of Hungryhouse
Just Eat’s planned £200 million (US$365.2 million)purchase of rival Hungryhouse has been given provisional clearance by watchdogs who feel the deal will not constrain...