Tag: UK
UK Probes Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision Blizzard Acquisition
The UK competition regulator on Wednesday announced the launch of an antitrust investigation into Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition of video gaming giant Activision Blizzard.
The probe into what...
Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Withdraws From FCA Registry
Wirex, the London-based cryptocurrency exchange platform, has withdrawn its application for a license from the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), CoinDesk.com reported Monday (March...
UK Watchdog Is Concerned With Foam Deal
The UK Competition and Markets Authority said Monday that the 656 million Euro ($683.9 million) sale of Recticel's engineered foams business to Carpenter Co....
UK IPO Proposes New Copyright Exception For Text And Data Mining
By: Claire O'Brien (Mills & Reeve)
On the 28 June, the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) issued its response to its previous consultation on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and...
UK Launches Public Consultations On Meggitt-Parker Deal
Britain on Tuesday launched two separate public consultations on the proposed acquisition of aerospace company Meggitt by US-based Parker-Hannifin to address national security and competition concerns.
Britain...
UK CMA Accepts CVS’s Offer To Sell The Vet, Ending Probe
The UK Competition & Markets Authority on Monday said it will not progress a probe into CVS's purchase of Quality Pet Care after the...
UK Regulator To Review Visa, Mastercard Processing & Swipe Fees
The U.K. Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published on Tuesday (June 21) details of two market reviews that is planning to conduct later this year...
UK Used The London Tech Week To Showcase Its Big Tech...
The U.K. government has used the London Tech Week that is taking place this week as the platform to unveil a series of proposals...
UK Deepens Jus-Rol Merger Probe
The competition watchdog may block France’s Cerelia from taking over rival pastry maker Jus-Rol after the companies refused to allay its fears.
The Competition and...
Facebook Loses Most Of UK Appeal Over Giphy Deal
Facebook mostly lost its court bid to overturn the UK antitrust regulator’s decision that the acquisition of GIF search engine Giphy raised serious competition...
