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EU conducts first dawn raids under FSR

The European Commission is conducting its first-ever raids on a company under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, targeting an unnamed business in the security equipment sector.

Bosch seeks to end antitrust probe in Italy

Bosch has offered EU-wide remedies to alleviate the Italian Competition Authority’s concerns that the company excluded its only rival in a nascent market, in a commitment offer that could also apply to a parallel antitrust probe in Germany.

“Tougher” COFECE on high alert for gun-jumping

Mexico’s antitrust watchdog is paying close attention to merger notifications and robustly penalising companies that breach its rules, local lawyers have warned.

Nestlé competition head: exempt certain pro-sustainable JVs from notification

Nestlé’s competition head has urged the European Commission to exempt certain joint ventures that promote sustainability objectives from merger control notification requirements.

Got the power: The Briefing for 23 April 2024

Amazon will not escape tougher rules for its platform in Germany. The Federal Court of Justice today confirmed the Federal Cartel Office can prohibit certain conduct under its Section 19A powers – …

CAT exceeded powers when denying a warrant to raid individual, court rules

The UK’s specialist antitrust tribunal wrongly applied the law when it rejected the Competition and Markets Authority’s request to raid an individual’s home in a cartel probe, an appellate court has found.

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UPDATE: handbag merger risks harming consumers and workers, FTC says

Tapestry’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Capri Holdings will harm purchasers of mid-tier handbags and deprive hourly workers of better wages, the Federal Trade Commission has alleged in suing to block the deal.

Kroger/Albertsons offer new divestitures

Kroger and Albertsons have proposed selling an additional 166 retail stores to ease antitrust concerns related to their $24.6 billion merger.

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UK explores screening outbound investments

A “very small proportion” of outbound investments could present national security issues, the UK’s deputy prime minister has said.

CFIUS set to gain biggest boost to powers since 2018

The US Department of the Treasury has proposed granting the country’s investment screening watchdog enhanced access to information and penalty powers to better address national security concerns.

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Interviews and Analysis

A Q&A with Alexis Pirchio

Alexis Pirchio rejoined Argentina’s National Commission for Competition Defence last month as head of the agency after five years working in the private sector. He spoke to GCR about recent setbacks to …

A Q&A with Étienne Chantrel

Étienne Chantrel stepped down as head of the mergers unit at France’s Competition Authority last Monday. He spoke to GCR about recent Article 22 referrals, political interference, policing minority shareholdings and the …

A Q&A with Cani Fernández

Cani Fernández is more than halfway into her tenure as president of Spain’s National Commission for Markets and Competition. She spoke to GCR about prioritising probes into Google and Booking.com, investing in …

A Q&A with KFTC chair Han Ki-jeong

Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol appointed Han Ki-jeong to lead the country's Fair Trade Commission last year. The KFTC head spoke to GCR about the agency’s bid to tackle anticompetitive practices from Big …

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Industry perspective: considering the consumer in SEP/FRAND negotiations

Featured in SEP/FRAND Hub 2023/2024

When navigating the complexities of SEP/FRAND licensing, it is imperative to take account of consumer voices alongside market …

European Union: Impact of New Competition Regime on the Digital Single Market

Featured in Digital Markets Guide - Third Edition

Last year the European Commission published new guidelines to update online trade restrictions and harmonise the approach to …

Non-Structural Remedies and Their Key Strengths

Featured in Merger Remedies Guide - Fifth Edition

Antitrust authorities tend to prefer structural over non-structural remedies as the latter require constant monitoring, may be less …

GCR Enforcer Hub

GCR Enforcer Hub brings together critical information about the world’s competition enforcement agencies from both the legal and economist perspectives.