Tag: Competition
Geradin Partners Opens UK Office
Geradin Partners announced that it now has full regulatory approval as a law firm in England & Wales. This is another step forward in...
Indian Lobby Wants Swiggy & Zomato Deal Probe
Indian food ordering and delivery giants Swiggy and Zomato may face an investigation over anti-competitive practices as the local restaurant industry body has filed...
Canada Reviews Aon-Willis Deal
Canada’s competition regulator is reviewing the proposed merger of global brokerages Aon and Willis Towers Watson, but the federal government is not saying whether...
Dutch Watchdog Looks Into NFC Payment Apps
The Dutch competition regulator (ACM) has closed its investigation into access to the NFC function on smartphones and other devices. No solution was found...
FTC Eases Standards For Competition Lawsuits
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted to rescind a 2015 policy statement that hampered its ability to file antitrust lawsuits, effectively lowering the bar for such actions.
That...
Canadian Watchdog Challenges Merger Of Rivals Secure & Tervita
Canada’s Competition Bureau is seeking to block Secure Energy Services’s proposed acquisition of Tervita Corporation to protect competition for customers of oil and gas...
UK Watchdog Approves AMD’s Xilinx Acquisition
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced its approval of AMD's plan to acquire Xilinx in an all-stock transaction worth roughly US$35 billion.
The...
Irish Insurers’ Group Faces EU Antitrust Charges For Limiting Competition
Irish insurers' association Insurance Ireland was charged by EU antitrust regulators on Friday with restricting access to a data sharing platform used in the...
DLA Piper Appoints Competition Partner To London Team
DLA Piper has appointed Matt Evans as a partner to its London based Competition team. He joined from Jones Day where he led the...
UK Competition Regulator To Oversight Google’s Plan To Remove Browser Cookies
Britain’s competition regulator will have a say in Google’s plan to remove third-party browser cookies that track people online.
The Competition and Markets Authority said...