Tag: UK
Adobe Faces In-Depth Probe By UK Regulator Over Figma Acquisition
Adobe’s $20 billion acquisition of Figma has been referred to an in-depth probe by the UK regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA...
EU Regulators Issue Comprehensive Guidelines For Stablecoin Issuers
Today's European Union regulators took a sturdy step forward in creating a compliant blockchain industry, issuing a timely statement for stablecoin issuers with comprehensive...
Ofcom Recommends Investigation Into UK’s Cloud Infrastructure Market
The UK’s telecoms regulator, Ofcom, is recommending the cloud infrastructure market be referred to the Competition and Markets Authority for investigation, according to a...
UK’s Leicester City FC Fined £880,000 for Breaking Anti-Competitive Laws
Leicester City Football Club has been handed a heavy monetary punishment of £880,000 by the UK's competition authority, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA),...
UK’s CMA Increasingly Hostile to Business, Says INEOS Chair
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the chair of INEOS, the private chemicals giant, has accused Britain's competition watchdog of being 'increasingly hostile to business', following its...
UK Watchdog Says Drivers Paying More For Fuel Due To ‘Big...
In the UK, drivers have been paying more for their fuel than they would have prior to 2019 – around 6 pence per litre...
UK Watchdog Says Adobe Acquisition Of Figma Threatens Innovation
The United Kingdom’s antitrust regulator has found that Adobe’s planned acquisition of Figma could reduce innovation.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said in a Friday (June 30) press release that Adobe...
UK Court Denies CMA’s Request To Delay Activision/Microsoft Trial
The appeal by Microsoft against Britain's veto of its $69 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard will proceed as scheduled at the end of...
UK Has Issues With $125M Hearing Implant Merger
On Thursday, the competition watchdog prevented a portion of the proposed merger between two hearing implant companies, citing protection of customers and the NHS...
India’s TCS Signs $1.1B Contract With UK’s Nest
Tata Consultancy Services, India's leading IT services provider, announced on Wednesday that it has secured a new contract with British pension scheme Nest for...
