by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
On July 7, 2014, a New Federal Economic Competition Law (the “New Mexican Antitrust Law”) came into force in Mexico. The New Mexican Antitrust Law maintains most of the concepts and provisions of the Mexican Antitrust Law in force since 1993, while...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
Competition authority decisions reviewed by sluggish courts—this is the fate of competition policy in several Latin American countries. Competition authorities in Brazil, Chile, and Mexico, among others, have made impressive progress in building technical...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 15, 2014 | Global Blogs
The past decade has shown an increasingly greater level of cooperation among competition agencies in Latin America. This increase in the level of interactivity among Latin American enforcers has played a key role in the fostering of competition law in the region and...
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 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Swiss chocolate maker Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire US-based Russell Stover Candies in a transaction that will make Lindt North America’s third-largest competitor in the market. Lindt, which...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 14, 2014 | Global Blogs
Technology conglomerate AECOM has reportedly struck an agreement to acquire construction group URS for $6 billion, four months after the companies agreed on a restructuring plan for URS. AECOM pursued a takeover of the construction company on the grounds that URS...