The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has (mostly) confirmed the European Commission (EC)’s decision to fine Altice for implementing a transaction prior to its notification and the EC’s merger control clearance....more
11/17/2023
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Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
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UK
The 11th amendment to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (the Amendment) has been adopted on 6 July 2023 and will enter into effect following publication in the official journal, which is expected in the next...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Ioannis Thanos, counsel in Hamburg, is our editor this month....more
1/27/2023
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,
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European Commission ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Merger Controls ,
Mergers
The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) has proposed a small, but almost revolutionary 11th amendment of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition. It is expected to come into effect in early...more
Competition authorities across the globe are increasingly enforcing procedural merger control rules monitoring the exchange of competitively sensitive information. This turns the spotlight on the use of clean teams in M&A...more