Tag: watchdog
Bulgarian Watchdog Probes Oqema’s Deal For Romania’s Stera Chemicals
The Bulgarian competition authority said it has launched an enquiry into the potential acquisition of Romania's Stera Chemicals by German chemical distribution group Oqema.
The...
Australia Watchdog Rules Against Telstra & TPG Over Mobile Sharing Network
The ACCC has ruled against a landmark deal which would see Telstra and TPG arrange a mobile sharing network across regional Australia.
The competition regulator...
French Watchdog Opens In-depth Probe of Aéroport de Paris’ Catering JV
France's Autorite de la concurrence on Monday said it launched an in-depth inquiry into Aeroport de Paris' proposed establishment of an airport catering joint...
EU Competition Watchdog Opens Merger Whistleblower Hotline
Individuals will now be able to alert EU competition regulators about merger breaches or illegal state aid, via an anonymous antitrust whistleblower tool previously...
Chilean Watchdog OKs American Airlines’ JetSmart Buy
Chile's National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) unconditionally approved the entry of American Airlines into the ownership structure of JetSMART through the purchase of a...
UK Watchdog Delays Microsoft-Activision Merger Verdict By 2 Months
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a revised administrative timetable for rendering its decision on the proposed merger between Xbox owners Microsoft and Call of Duty...
French Watchdog Fines Apple Over Ads
France's privacy watchdog CNIL on Wednesday said it had imposed an 8 million euro ($8.49 million) fine linked to ad personalisation in the iPhone...
UK Watchdog Forms Inquiry Group For Thales-Hitachi Rail Merger
The UK competition watchdog has launched a more in-depth investigation into Hitachi’s proposed purchase of Thales’s rail infrastructure division after warning the deal could...
Google Claims Indian Watchdog Copied Parts Of EU Order In New...
Google has told a tribunal in India that the country's antitrust investigators copied parts of a European ruling against the US firm for abusing...
Chinese Watchdog Fines Academic Database CNKI For Monopolistic Practices
China’s antitrust watchdog has slapped privately-owned China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) with a 87.6 million yuan (US$12.6 million) fine for monopolistic behaviour, while the...