Topic: Market sharing

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has opened an in-depth review into Sony Music Entertainment’s acquisition of independent record label AWAL to determine if the deal will wipe out an up-and-coming competitor.

17 September 2021

France’s Competition Authority has opened an in-depth review into Mobilux Group’s acquisition of struggling furniture retailer Conforama France, although local lawyers believe it will be difficult for the companies to convince the authority to accept their failing firm defence.

16 September 2021

Chinese technology companies Tencent and Alibaba have agreed to unblock competitors from operating on their platforms, which observers say will lower market barriers and could indicate the end of China’s “tolerance” towards homegrown Big Tech companies.

15 September 2021

Poland’s competition authority has conditionally approved a tie-up between two medical ventilator service providers, after warning the deal would risk reducing choice for patients.

08 September 2021

JD Sports has said it is “perplexed” and “disappointed” by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority’s preliminary view that it might have to once again block the retailer’s purchase of rival Footasylum.

02 September 2021

Norway’s antitrust watchdog has challenged DNB Bank’s €1 billion acquisition of competitor Sbanken, warning that it may have to block the deal unless the companies offer sufficient remedies.

26 August 2021

China’s competition watchdog has fined a trade association and eight member companies more than €37.6 million for conspiring to fix the price of ready-mixed concrete, as well as restrict supply and allocate the market.

20 August 2021

Australia’s public prosecutor has cut down a cartel indictment lodged against ANZ, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and several of their employees in response to a judge’s criticism of the initial charges as “defective”.

18 August 2021

Poland’s competition authority has refused to clear a merger between a major private healthcare provider and a medical centre unless they offer remedies to address its concerns that the deal could eliminate local rivals.

16 August 2021

France’s Competition Authority has cleared a deal that will save toy retailer Maxi Toys from bankruptcy, subject to the buyer divesting three of the 95 purchased stores.

13 August 2021