by 21st Century Competition | Jul 16, 2014 | Global Blogs
Twenty-one sausage manufacturers in Germany were fined a total of $460 million after competition authorities found evidence the companies had colluded to fix sausage prices, reports say. The nation’s Federal Cartel Office announced the sanctions on Tuesday and...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 16, 2014 | Global Blogs
On May 29, 2012, Law n. 12,529/11—the New Brazilian Competition Law—entered into force, after being enacted as a result of more than seven years of discussions within the Brazilian National Congress. The New Law superseded the first effective competition statute of...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 16, 2014 | Global Blogs
In some previous posts we’ve commented on the interface between the competition rules and data protection/privacy regulation, which is one of the trendiest topics in international antitrust these days. As you may recall, the European Data Protection Supervisor...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
Hogan Lovells On 9 July 2014, the European Commission published a White Paper setting out proposals to amend the EU merger control system. The proposed reform of the system is the most significant in the last 10 years and could have an impact on many corporate...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
Twenty-one sausage manufacturers in Germany were fined a total of $460 million after competition authorities found evidence the companies had colluded to fix sausage prices, reports say. The nation’s Federal Cartel Office announced the sanctions on Tuesday and...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
Whirlpool stocks were bumped up after the world’s largest home appliance producer announced plans to acquire Italy’s Indesit. According to reports, Whirlpool inked a deal with Fineldo to acquire its shares in the Italian company; the parties agreed on a...
