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Thyssenkrupp Sale Is Uncertain As The European Steel Industry Struggles
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: The German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp intends to sell its struggling steel business, although what deal will be done remains uncertain. What is clear is that the steel business in the EU as a whole is changing, reported Reuters. News that Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group has made an offer to buy Thyssenkrupp’s steel operations comes as […]The post Thyssenkrupp Sale Is Uncertain As The European Steel Industry Struggles appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:51:29 +000
Mozilla Is Concerned With “Collateral Damage” In Google
Antitrust Case
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Mozilla has responded to the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google, but rather than commending the DOJ’s action, the Firefox browser maker has voiced concerns that its commercial partnership could make it “collateral damage” in the fight against Google’s alleged monopolistic practices. The DOJ, with support from 11 US states, confirmed yesterday that […]The post Mozilla Is Concerned With “Collateral Damage” In Google Antitrust Case appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:50:45 +000
Spanish & US Renewable Energy Firms Unite In $4.32B Deal
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Spain’s Iberdrola announced a deal worth $8.3 billion including debt on Wednesday, adding PNM Resources to its Avangrid business to create the third-largest US renewable energy operator, reported Reuters. Absorbing PNM into Avangrid will create an operator present in 24 states, Iberdrola said, and bring together firms with a combined market value topping $20 billion. […]The post Spanish & US Renewable Energy Firms Unite In $4.32B Deal appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:47:55 +000
UK’s CMA Probes Vehicle Parts Merger Over Competition Concerns
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: The CMA is investigating the completed acquisition of 3G Truck & Trailer Parts Limited by TVS Europe Distribution, reported the regulator in a press release. The CMA has provisionally found that the purchase of 3G by TVS raises competition concerns in the supply of commercial vehicle and trailer parts. Universal Components UK Limited (Universal Components), […]The post UK’s CMA Probes Vehicle Parts Merger Over Competition Concerns appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:46:52 +000
EU Trade Commissioner Aks Brussels To Block Nvidia-ARM Chip Merger
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Brussels should intervene and block the acquisition of Britain’s tech jewel ARM by U.S. chip giant Nvidia, according to Peter Mandelson, a former EU trade commissioner and former UK business minister. Mandelson argued that Brexit should play no role in the EU’s calculus and sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen […]The post EU Trade Commissioner Aks Brussels To Block Nvidia-ARM Chip Merger appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:45:11 +000
Australia Considers Its Own Google Antitrust Case
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Australia’s competition watchdog will consider its own antitrust case against Google, the commission chairman said Wednesday after the US Justice Department sued the company for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising. Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims described the US case filed Tuesday as one of the world’s biggest antitrust cases in […]The post Australia Considers Its Own Google Antitrust Case appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:43:39 +000
Ontier Nabs Former Freshfields EU Partner 
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Francisco Cantos, former head partner of Freshfields EU Antitrust department in Spain for more than 20 years and founding member of its Madrid office, joins Ontier to lead the EU Antitrust Team. Francisco Cantos joined Freshfields in London in 1990 and then moved to Freshfields Brussels office, making partner in 1998. When Freshfields decided to […]The post Ontier Nabs Former Freshfields EU Partner  appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:41:48 +000
Switzerland’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Ice Hockey Broadcaster
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: Swisscom has added Liberty Global-owned rival UPC Switzerland’s premium sports service MySports to its TV offering, bringing the country’s popular ice hockey league games to its customers. The move, which follows a reciprocal deal struck between the pair in July whereby the pair agreed the distribution of iMySports, and Swisscom-backed pay TV offering Teleclub on […]The post Switzerland’s Antitrust Regulator Fines Ice Hockey Broadcaster appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:40:53 +000
A First Look at U.S. v. Google
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: By Randy Picker On 20 Oct 2020, the US and a number of states brought a new antitrust action against Google. This video sets out a preliminary analysis of the complaint.The post A First Look at U.S. v. Google appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 21:24:56 +000
Meet The Judge Hearing The Google US Antitrust Case
- Authors: CPI
  Abstract: The Judge selected to hear the US Justice Department’s case against Alphabet’s Google, is US District Judge Amit Mehta, who was nominated to the court by President Barack Obama, according to Reuters. Mehta was confirmed to the US District Court for the District of Columbia in 2014. He heard a Federal Trade Commission fight to […]The post Meet The Judge Hearing The Google US Antitrust Case appeared first on Competition Policy International.
  PubDate: Wed, 21 Oct 2020 16:56:06 +000