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The Antitrust Week in Review

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/1/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   EU renews order for Illumina to keep Grail as separate entity.  EU antitrust regulators on Friday renewed interim measures ordering U.S. life sciences company Illumina to keep Grail as a separate entity pending an order to unwind the takeover completed before the deal had been approved. The interim...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/25/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   U.S. says seven board directors resigned under antitrust pressure.  Seven directors on the boards of five companies have resigned because of the U.S. Justice Department's concerns over the directors holding similar board positions at rival companies, the department said. Three directors resigned...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/18/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   U.S. grocer Kroger carts away Albertsons for $25 billion but faces antitrust test.  Kroger Co snapped up Albertsons Cos Inc in a $25 billion deal on Friday, creating a U.S. grocery behemoth to better compete with leader Walmart Inc on prices while bracing for potential antitrust roadblocks. The mega...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  10/5/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. House approves merger antitrust bill giving states more muscle.  The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would sharply raise fees for antitrust reviews of the biggest mergers and strengthen state attorneys general in antitrust fights. The bipartisan bill, which has yet to...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  08/9/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Justice Dept. and Penguin Random House’s sparring over merger has begun.  A federal judge began a trial that will decide whether Penguin Random House is allowed to buy Simon & Schuster, a case that could significantly affect the book publishing industry and that will test the Biden...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/27/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Lawsuit accuses Apple of antitrust violations over Apple Pay.  Apple Inc was sued in a proposed class action by payment card issuers accusing the iPhone maker of abusing its market power in mobile devices to thwart competition for its Apple Pay mobile wallet. According to a complaint filed in San...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/21/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   EU's Vestager: has 'killer' merger deals in sight, may use court-endorsed power.  EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Friday said she has a few merger deals in sight where she may use powers endorsed this week by Europe's second-top court which allow her to scrutinise so-called 'killer'...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/12/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   UK watchdog investigates Microsoft's $68.7 billion Activision deal.  Britain's antitrust watchdog said it had started an investigation into Microsoft Corp's $68.7 billion deal to buy "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard Inc. The Competition and Markets Authority said it had until Sept. 1 to make...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/6/22
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following.   Judge narrows San Diego, Baltimore bond collusion cases against big banks.  A federal judge narrowed claims by San Diego and Baltimore in antitrust litigation seeking to hold eight banks liable for driving up interest rates that state and local governments must pay on a popular tax-exempt municipal...
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