Tag: COVID-19
Monopsony Power and COVID-19: Should We Appoint Exempt Monopsonists to Deal...
The novel strain of coronavirus COVID-19 has upended countless areas of life, from home economics to the structure of global supply chains. Key supplies...
Stop & Shop And King Kullen Call Off Merger Over COVID-19...
Stop & Shop and King Kullen announced Wednesday, June 10, that they have terminated their merger agreement signed in December 2018 and announced in...
Shortages, Price Hikes, and Profiteering: Pandemic Effects on UK Supermarkets and...
By Timothy Cowen (Preiskel & Co LLP)1
Summary
The CMA has reported record numbers of complaints about business behavior since the pandemic and associated lockdown measures...
Hyundai Wants to Renegotiate Asiana Airlines Acquisition Over COVID Debt
South Korea’s Hyundai Development announced that it wants new terms for its acquisition of Asiana Airlines after the carrier’s already hefty debt burden increased...
OECD Published COVID-19 Enforcement Guidance
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has warned enforcers that structural remedies may not be sufficient to remedy anticompetitive deals during the...
Brazil OKs Company Collaboration To Ease COVID-19 Fallout
CADE recently decided to authorize the collaboration among a group of competing companies as a measure to minimize the effects of the crisis due...
UK’s AstraZeneca Wants To Talk Merger With US Rival Gilead
Britain’s AstraZeneca has approached US rival Gilead Sciences about a possible merger that would form one the world’s largest drug companies, Bloomberg News reported on...
COVID-19 Heightens Australia’s Concerns Over Qantas’ Alliance Stake
Qantas has rejected suggestions that its buying a 19.9% stake in rival charter operator Alliance Aviation has damaged the airline industry, as the Australian...
The Failing Firm Defense In Times Of Economic Uncertainty
By Alyse Stach (The Antitrust Advocate)
As many businesses look for solutions to weather the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one potential avenue for...
Large Employer Group Asks Congress For A Ban On Hospital Mergers...
A group representing some of the largest US employers has asked Congress for a year-long ban on mergers and acquisitions among hospitals and doctors...
