Tag: Competition
South Africa: Competition Commission refers 18 fire protection companies for collusion
The Commission has referred to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) for prosecution 18 fire protection companies for collusion.
These companies are Automatic Sprinkler Inspection...
Germany: Antitrust experts call for regulation of dominant online platforms
Achim Wambach, an expert at the Commission on competition law set up by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs, has called for regulation of...
France: Renault’s priority is boosting Nissan alliance says Le Maire
French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire on Saturday, September 7, said the priority for the French car maker was to strengthen its alliance with...
Latvia: Builders raided in large-scale cartel probe
Latvia's anti-graft police and competition authority carried out raids in several major construction companies in a large-scale cartel and corruption investigation, reportedXinhua.
The Corruption Prevention...
US: House panel to discuss Big Tech’s impact on privacy
The House of Representatives' antitrust panel will hold a hearing next week to discuss the effect of consumer data collection by big tech platforms,...
UK: Offshore merger raises competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that the proposed deal between Floatel and Prosafe raises competition concerns in the supply of offshore...
EU: Gibson Dunn adds competition partner
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher announced that Christian Riis-Madsen will join the firm’s Brussels office as a partner in the firm’s Antitrust and Competition Practice...
France: Iliad-Cellnex towers deal cleared
France’s competition regulator has authorized the acquisition by Spanish operator Cellnex Telecom of Iliad 7, the French operator’s mobile towers subsidiary, without conditions.
In a...
Canada: Airbus pulls out of fighter-jet competition
Canada’s multibillion-dollar effort to buy new fighter jets has taken another surprise turn with European aerospace giant Airbus announcing it has withdrawn from the...
China: Linklaters Zhao Sheng competition practices strengthened with new hire
Linklaters’ Shanghai Free Trade Zone joint operation partner, Zhao Sheng Law Firm, announced the hire of Vivian Cao, who will join the firm’s growing...
