by 21st Century Competition | Jul 10, 2014 | Global Blogs
While US authorities cleared Facebook’s $19 billion buyout of messenger application WhatsApp with few concessions, Facebook will reportedly not face the same easy merger review in the EU. The European Commission is said to be conducting a probe of the...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 10, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Supreme Court yesterday handed down judgment in British Telecommunications plc v Telefónica O2 UK Ltd & Ors [2014] UKSC 42. Reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal (blogged on here …read more Source: Global Competition Law Blogs Share...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 10, 2014 | Global Blogs
A look at my recent posts shows that I have developed a taste for pending issues, whether it is rulings of the ECJ or Commission decisions. Rather than doing something new, I thought I would repeat the trick (I tell myself that the number of comments received in...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
Switzerland-based Holcim has said it will not acquire Kenya’s Bamburi Cement firm if it’s planned merger with France’s Lafarge succeeds, say reports. Should the $40 billion merger proceed as planned, Holcim would end up with indirect control of...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly given approval for travel booking website Priceline to acquire restaurant reservation service OpenTable. According to reports, the waiting period under the HSR act terminated this week, effectively allowing Priceline to move...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority announced plans of an “exploratory” probe of the wholesale financial market as the watchdog responds to criticism that a lack of competition in the industry is harming consumers. The head of competition at the FCA, Mary...
