Tag: Competition
US: Mayo Clinic doctor raises concern about antitrust violations
A doctor’s complaints may bring new life to concerns about antitrust violations at the Mayo Clinic in southern Minnesota.
Dr. Matthew Kumar chairs the Department...
US: Edith Ramirez, Former FTC Chair, tapped by Hogan Lovells
Former Federal Trade Commission chair Edith Ramirez has joined Hogan Lovells as co-head of the firm’s antitrust, competition and economic regulation practice.
Ramirez, who will...
EU: Watchdog halts review of Qualcomm-NXP deal again
EU antitrust regulators have halted for a second time their review of US smartphone chipmaker Qualcomm’s US$38 billion bid for NXP Semiconductors after the...
New Zealand: Antitrust regulator clears Luxottica-Essilor merger
New Zealand’s Commerce Commission, the country’s competition watchdog, has given the green light to a merger between Italian spectacles maker Luxottica and French lens...
Australia: ACCC allows BP to use ‘Woolies’ fuel discounts
The consumer watchdog says it proposes allowing the use of Woolworths fuel discounts at BP petrol stations if the energy company is successful in...
UK: Just Eat faces CMA probe over Hungryhouse merger
Just Eat’s proposed takeover of Hungryhouse is facing an in-depth investigation by the UK’s competition watchdog over fears restaurateurs could end up with a...
US: FTC allows Amazon’s US$13.7b Whole Foods buy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will allow Amazon.com, Inc. to continue its US$13.7 billion deal to acquire Whole Foods.
The FTC conducted an investigation to...
UK: CMA finds concerns in mental health merger
On Wednesday the UK’s antitrust authority said Wednesday that Universal Health Services’ £377 million (US$410 million) buy last year of Cambian Group’s adult services...
Brazil: Watchdog says AT&T/Time Warner deal a high risk to competition
Brazilian regulators have raised the red flag on AT&T’s proposed Time Warner merger, saying the deal poses risks to competition.
In a decision released Tuesday,...
EU: EC starts in-depth probe of Bayer, Monsanto deal
The European Commission (EC) said Tuesday that it has launched a probe into German chemical maker Bayer's planned acquisition of US seed and weed-killer...
