by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
India’s Competition Appellate Tribunal has confirmed that it has heard an appeal of an earlier ruling made by the Competition Commission of India against Adani Gas, say reports. The CCI fined the gas giant last July for abusing its market dominance after an...
by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer could still ink the industry’s largest takeover even after being rejected for such a deal by UK’s AstraZeneca, say reports. AstraZeneca rejected Pfizer’s takeover offer last May, a deal that would have been a...
by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has reportedly abandoned plans for his 21st Century Fox to acquire Time Warner. The deal would have been the biggest media merger in a decade with a price tag of $150 billion. According to reports, the merger would have lead to the largest...
by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
As Chinese authorities continue its investigation into Microsoft, reports say the nation’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce has heightened the investigation and conducted new searches of Microsoft offices. The SAIC said Wednesday that it raided the...
by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
Apple and Samsung have reportedly decided to end all patent litigation filed against each other outside the US. A spokesperson for Samsung said Wednesday that the technology rivals are withdrawing lawsuits regarding patent disputes outside the US but that “the...
by 21st Century Competition | Aug 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
The UK is now reportedly looking to make prison terms a possible sanction against individuals found to have violated competition law within the gas and electricity industries. According to reports, the Department of Energy and Climate Change announced Wednesday that...
