Tag: Competition
Mergers are bad for innovation
Posted by Pro Market
Mergers Are Bad for Innovation
By Asher Schechter
As competition authorities and economists worry about the competitive implications of increasingly concentrated markets, horizontal merger...
Japan: Toshiba chip business set for $18b sale to Bain-led group...
The long-running saga over the future of Toshiba’s memory chip business — the world’s second largest supplier of NAND memory used in phones and...
US: FCC finds wireless phone market competitive
A divided Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday, September 26, approved a report that found for the first time since 2009 there is “effective...
Australia: Tatts set to scrap mega-merger vote for now
A shareholder vote on the AU$11 billion (US$8.7 billion) merger of Australia's two biggest gambling companies, Tabcorp and Tatts, will be unable to proceed...
Australia: ACCC appeals LG faulty TV case dismissal
The competition watchdog is appealing after a court dismissed its allegation that LG Electronics misled customers about their warranty rights on faulty televisions.
The Federal...
Portugal: Regulator rejects Altice’s bid for media company
Portugal’s telecom regulator has blocked an attempt by international operator Altice to buy control of local company Media Capital, saying it could create “significant...
South Africa: Standard Bank turned down over evidence request
Standard Bank and the South African Competition Commission were at odds on Monday, September 18, over the whereabouts of the antitrust regulator’s forex investigation...
UK: Isle of Wight Festival takeover cleared by CMA
Live Nation's acquisition of the Isle of Wight Festival has taken a step forward after the competition regulator concluded that the transaction will not...
Switzerland: Regulator begins proceedings against Booking.com
A Swiss government agency says it has opened an investigation into possible “abusive pricing” by the online reservations provider Booking.com.
Under Swiss law, the price...
On Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Markets, and a Role for Competition Law in...
Posted by Social Science Research Network
On Vaccines, Pharmaceutical Markets, and a Role for Competition Law in Protecting (Also) Human Rights
By Giovanni Pitruzzella & Luca Arnaudo...