Tag: UK
UK Tribunal Upholds Fine For Pay For Delay Pharma Deals
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal has upheld the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decision that GlaxoSmithKline and some generic suppliers of the anti-depressant paroxetine...
UK Likely To Approve Walmart Sale Of Asda
Walmart’s sale of a majority stake in Asda is poised for approval by UK antitrust regulators, finally allowing for a gradual exit from Britain’s...
Ofcom Rejects BBC Sounds’ Competition Concerns
The UK's broadcasting regulator Ofcom has rejected calls to probe competition concerns over the BBC’s move into on-demand audio in a blow to Rupert...
UK Watchdog Worries About Imprivata’s Purchase Of Isosec
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found that Imprivata’s proposed acquisition of Isosec raises competition concerns.
Imprivata and Isosec provide secure authentication management solutions...
Facebook Appeals Giphy Merger Restrictions In The UK
On Wednesday Facebook argued to an appellate court that the UK's antitrust enforcer cannot use interim measures during merger reviews to “regulate the structure of competition” across markets. Facebook...
UK Watchdog Tells Asda To Fix Fuel Competition Concerns
Britain’s Issa brothers and private equity group TDR Capital must address the competition regulator’s concerns that their purchase of the Asda supermarket chain could...
UK, Australia & Germany To Work Together On Merger Control
The Bundeskartellamt, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have agreed on a joint statement on...
Regulator Increases Fine After Musical Firm Breaks Settlement
In June 2020, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined the musical instrument firm Roland just over £4 million (US$5.6 million) for restricting online...
UK Probes Nvidia’s Arm Acquisition On National Security Grounds
The British government has ordered an investigation of Nvidia’s proposed US$40 billion acquisition of UK-headquartered chip designer Arm. The country’s competition regulator, the Competition and...
UK Watchdog Provisionally OKs Virgin Media/O2 Deal
The UK’s competition authority dismissed concerns that a merger of mobile operator O2 and fixed operator Virgin Media would have negative implications on wholesale...
