Ahead of a recent matchmaking event created with the aim of supporting the acceleration and upscale of COVID-19 vaccine production, the European Commission stipulated certain safeguards in...

The UK competition regulator, the CMA, will be conducting in-depth investigations of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services after the FCA initiated an investigation.

Competition authorities at both European and national levels are turning their attention to markets affecting the retail sector.

On 19 October, the Commission announced that it had imposed fines of €128.7 million on three producers of special glass used to make cathode ray tubes (CRT).

Member States’ ambassadors to the EU have endorsed a proposed new EU Directive on rules governing actions for damages for infringements of competition law.

In addition, and as expected, we saw a renewed EC drive against vertical restraints aiming to limit price competition in retail distribution markets.

Guest host Luis Blanquez discusses no-poach, non-solicitation and wage-fixing agreements in the wake of the UK competition authority's recent guidance on how UK employers can avoid anticompetitive behavior.

The EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation introduces the first EU-wide foreign investment screening cooperation mechanism and enables the European Commission...

In the 13th edition of Benchmark Litigation United States, Kirkland & Ellis' national litigation practices for Antitrust, Appellate, Bankruptcy, General Commercial

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CMA proposing to refer construction materials merger

Geradin Partners had the pleasure of interviewing Sir Paul Tucker, who was at the Bank of England for decades including during the financial crisis and was deputy governor...

A number of important changes to the UK merger control regime are proposed that parties doing deals in 2024 should know about. Senior leaders from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...

National Security & Investment Act - 3rd Annual Report (2023/24)

The European Competition Commissioner, Margarethe Vestager, announced last week that there will be a major competition inquiry into the e-commerce sector in Europe.

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The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), the UK competition regulator, continues to be particularly active in the pharmaceutical sector.

In our latest client alert, we take a detailed look at the key differences between the Japanese foreign investment regime and the newly proposed UK regime, and discuss whether the UK should consider adopting any of the Japanese exemptions.

In a case regarding Post Danmark's rebate structure, the European Court provided further guidance on the legality of rebates and discounts offered by dominant firms.

In January of 2017 a private equity firm, Bencis, was found liable for a portfolio company's involvement as one of 14 cartelists producing flour in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.