Tag: UK
UK Regulators Seek New Powers To Stop Illegal Ticket Resales
The UK's competition watchdog has stated ticket resale firms such as Viagogo and StubHub should face tighter rules. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
UK Lowers Cost Of COVID-19 Travel Tests After Probe
Britain said on Friday it was cutting the cost of COVID-19 tests for travel from the National Health Service (NHS) and was reviewing the...
UK’s Vectura Backs $1.52B Takeover Offer From Philip Morris
Vectura announced on Thursday, August 12, that it plans to back tobacco giant Philip Morris International's £1.1 billion (US$1.52 billion) offer for the British...
CMA Backs Regulator’s Plan To Reduce UK Energy Firms’ Returns
The competition watchdog has sided with Great Britain’s energy regulator after an industry rebellion over a clampdown on the returns energy network companies can...
UK Antitrust Watchdog Threatens Groupon With Court Action
The UK's competition watchdog has threatened Groupon with court action if the deals site does not quickly "improve its treatment of customers."
The Competition and...
UK Regulator To Investigate Pricing Of Covid Tests For Travel
UK's competition watchdog is looking into fees for the COVID-19 tests required for international travel after concerns about the vastly different prices being charged...
Philip Morris Ups Bid For UK’s Vectura
Philip Morris has raised its bid for British drugmaker Vectura to 165 pence (US$2.29) per share, the tobacco company stated on Sunday, August 8.
"The...
UK Drops Inquiry Into Baker Hughes, Akastor Deal
The UK’s competition inspector has deemed plans by Baker Hughes and investment firm Akastor to merge two business units not worthy of an investigation.
The...
UK Considers Blocking Nvidia’s $40B Takeover
The UK government is considering blocking chip designer Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition of British peer Arm on potential national security risks, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday,...
UK Watchdog Probes Facebook’s Acquisition Of Kustomer
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated on Friday, July 30, that it has started a merger investigation into the acquisition by Facebook...
