by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
A discount online retailer known as Hard 2 Find Accessories is suing both Apple and Amazon, accusing the conglomerates of illegally conspiring to un-list Hard 2 Find products. According to reports, Hard 2 Find says Amazon unfairly blocked its seller account, which...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office announced last week that it has opened an investigation into plans to award Berlin Energie a major gas network operating license following a complaint from a private sector rival. Private firm GASAG and its subsidiary NBB...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
South Korean antitrust officials announced Sunday that they have ordered conglomerates Google and Apple to alter certain terms of their mobile application stores that authorities have found to be anticompetitive. According to reports, the Korea Fair Trade Commission...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
Kennedy and Coe has reportedly hired consultant Pat Hayes to expand its mergers and acquisitions advisory team. Hayes will join Kennedy and Coe LLC from BKD LLC. Reports say he has more than 10 years of experience in M&A services. While at BKD, Hayes served as...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
YouTube has reportedly responded to recent outcry from smaller music labels slamming the Google-owned video streaming service for anticompetitive behavior. Just weeks after reports emerged that YouTube was forcing certain contractual terms on indie labels if they...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
As European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia is set to exit his post later this year, the future of the EU’s antitrust regulation is in question. Reports say Almunia, who started his position in 2010, launched the European Commission into an era of activism, going...
