Tag: UK
UK Concerned Over Sony Music’s Purchase Of AWAL
Sony Music Entertainment's purchase of London-based independent record label AWAL has raised competition concerns as it may lead to worse terms for artists, a...
UK Watchdog Still Sees Competition Concerns Over JD Sports Merger
The CMA has provisionally found JD Sports’ takeover of Footasylum could lead to a worse deal for shoppers, after reassessing the merger.
Following the CMA’s...
UK Watchdog Clears National Grid’s $11B Purchase Of WPD
Britain's competition regulator cleared National Grid's proposed acquisition of the United Kingdom's largest electricity distribution business on Wednesday without referring the US$11 billion deal...
UK Watchdog Criticized for Disbanding Covid Unit
The UK competition regulator has been criticized by lawyers and its former chair Andrew Tyrie for closing a COVID-19 unit at the start of...
UK Regulator Warns COVID-19 Test Providers
Private companies that sell COVID-19 tests to holidaymakers have been told to “get on the right side of the law” by the competition regulator,...
UK Regulator Probes S&P’s $44B Deal With IHS Markit
Britain's competition regulator announced on Monday, August 23, it has started its investigation into whether business information provider S&P Global's US$44 billion purchase of...
Didi Stops UK Launch Plans Amid China’s Tech Crackdown
China's ride-hailing giant Didi has suspended its plans to launch in Britain and continental Europe, The Telegraph reported on Monday, August 23, against the...
UK’S CMA Says Nvidia’s Takeover Of Arm Raises Competition Concerns
The UK government said it was considering an in-depth probe of Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeoverof Arm Holdings after the nation’s antitrust regulator found...
UK’s Morrisons Agrees To CD&R’s $9.54B Takeover Offer
British supermarket group Morrisons on Thursday, August 19, agreed a takeover offer worth £7.0 billion (SU$9.54 billion) from US private equity group Clayton, Dubilier &...
UK OKs Mastercard’s Largest Class Action Over Fees
Mastercard is set to face a £14 billion (US$19 billion) class action over its payment fees after a London tribunal gave the group bringing...
