The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) is a quarterly release from Dechert LLP’s Antitrust/Competition practice reporting on trends in significant merger control investigations in the United States...more
2/5/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
UK Brexit
The German antitrust authority (FCO) has ordered Facebook to stop collecting data outside Facebook’s platform without the user’s “voluntary consent.” The decision breaks new ground because it links data protection and...more
2/8/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition Authorities ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facebook ,
Federal Cartel Office (the FCO) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Instagram ,
Monopolization ,
Prior Express Consent ,
WhatsApp ,
Without Consent
The General Court of the European Union recently held, in Goldman Sachs v. Commission, that purely financial investors such as investment funds may be held jointly and severally liable for competition law violations...more
9/25/2018
/ Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Board of Directors ,
Cartels ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Adviser ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Joint and Several Liability ,
Market-Sharing ,
Parent Corporation ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity ,
Subsidiaries
The European Commission announced that it sent statement of objections to Merck KGaA, Sigma-Aldrich, General Electric and Canon for alleged breaches of EU merger control rules on 6 July. Merck, Sigma Aldrich and GE have been...more