Tag: UK
Issa Brothers Sell UK Gas Stations To Fix Antitrust Concerns
The Issa brothers’ EG Group has agreed to sell 27 petrol filling stations to Park Garage Group to address the concerns of Britain’s competition...
UK Open Banking Body Chair Resigns Over Bullying Report
The chair of the body that was set up to deliver open banking in the UK has resigned as an investigation into sexist and...
UK OKs Facebook’s Kustomer Buy
The UK’s competition watchdog has cleared Facebook’s acquisition of Kustomer, a maker of CRM tools.
The purchase was announced last November, with a price tag...
UK’s Wise Teams Up With New Payments Platform In Australia
Digital money transfer group Wise will join an Australian payments network which should allow transfers to be settled in the country faster and at...
UK Ministers Refer Record Dominance Case To Competition Authority
Government ministers in Britain have referred the case of the market dominance of major record labels to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
The Digital,...
UK Watchdog Takes On False “Greenwashing” Claims
Businesses falsely claiming environmental credentials could face sanctions, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator stated on Monday, September 20, due to concerns...
UK Health Minister Steps Down Over COVID Test Price-fixing Accusation
A British health minister at the center of a series of controversies over the government’s handling of coronavirus has been given the sack in Boris...
Viagogo Sells StubHub’s Business Outside North America
The UK’s competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), is having a busy month with its Sony Music / AWAL investigation, as well...
UK Watchdog OKs £2.9B Viagogo & StubHub Merger
The US$4 billion merger of controversial ticket resale websites Viagogo and StubHub can proceed after the UK competition regulator approved a plan that will...
Facebook Rejects UK Watchdog’s Concerns Over Giphy Deal
Facebook has rejected the concerns of the UK competition regulator over its acquisition of Giphy, a provider of popular animated images, and said it...
