Tag: Germany
Recent Developments in Cartel Enforcement in Germany – Fewer Cases but...
The article looks into German cartel enforcement trends based on case statistics as well as recent cases. It also describes how the German Federal...
Germany Approves Creation Of Joint Venture Of Airbus Defence & Space
The Bundeskartellamt has today cleared the creation of a joint venture between Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, German FCMS GbR and MBDA Deutschland GmbH....
German Regulator OKs Cooperation For VW & Bosch
The Bundeskartellamt will not initiate a proceeding against a planned development cooperation between Robert Bosch GmbH and Volkswagen AG to advance automated driving.
Andreas Mundt,...
German Equity Firm Deal Hits US Antitrust Snag
Large corporations that want to keep acquiring specialty and emergency veterinary hospitals in the United States appear to be running out of headroom.
Concern that...
Germany To Strengthen Antitrust Laws After Gas Price Profits Soar
The German government is planning to expand the powers of its antitrust authorities. The move comes after recent measures to compensate for rising gasoline...
German Economy Minister Looks To Strengthen Antitrust Laws
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck plans to present concrete proposals to tighten the nation’s antitrust laws and give the Federal Cartel Office more powers,...
Facebook v. Bundeskartellamt – May European Competition Agencies Apply the GDPR?
The relationship between privacy and competition law is complex and contentious. May or should competition agencies consider business conduct’s negative impact on privacy when...
US & German Authorities Shut Down Hydra Market
US and German officials have seized what they described as the world’s largest and most prominent darknet market, which traffics in illicit goods and...
Germany To Take Over Gazprom’s Business In Wake Of Ukraine Invasion
The German government has announced it will temporarily take control of a key unit belonging to Russian state-owned natural gas giant Gazprom PJSC in...
Germany’s Bundeskartellamt Clears Qualcomm’s Takeover Of Swedish Veoneer
Germany's competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, has cleared plans by the US chip manufacturer Qualcomm Inc. to take over the software division of Swedish automotive...
