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The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  07/10/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Exclusive: EU considers record fine as panel checks Google Android case – sources.  EU antitrust regulators are weighing another record fine against Google over its Android mobile operating system and have set up a panel of experts to give a second opinion on the case, two people familiar with the...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/15/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Anthem Gives Up Cigna Bid, Vows to Fight on Over Damages.  Anthem has ended its soured, $48 billion bid to buy rival Cigna, but the nation's second-largest health insurer isn't giving up a fight over whether Cigna deserves a termination fee for the scrapped deal.  Anthem said Friday that Cigna sabotaged...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  05/1/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following U.S. Appeals Court Blocks Anthem Bid to Merge with Rival Cigna.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Friday blocked health insurer Anthem Inc.'s bid to merge with Cigna, upholding a lower court's decision that the $54 billion deal should not be allowed because it would lead to higher prices...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  04/17/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. U.S. telecoms industry set for M&A negotiations frenzy.  In 10 days, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission will lift a ban on telecoms companies engaging in merger talks, and Wall Street is betting on T-Mobile US Inc., Sprint Corp and Dish Network Corp to be the first ones out of the gate.  Shares...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  03/20/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. EU's Vestager Warns Companies Against Abusing Algorithms.  Europe's antitrust chief on Thursday warned companies against using algorithms to block rivals or form cartels, saying she may slap heftier fines on them if they use such software to commit wrongdoing.  European Competition Commissioner...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  02/20/17
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Anthem Sues Cigna to Block Termination of Merger.  Anthem on Wednesday won a temporary restraining order that blocks smaller rival Cigna from officially terminating their proposed $54 billion merger, a transaction already rejected by U.S. antitrust regulators.  The deal would have created the largest...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  12/12/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. E.U. Fines Three Banks About $520 Million for Interest Rate Collusion.  European antitrust regulators on Wednesday fined Crédit Agricole, HSBC and JPMorgan Chase a total of just over 485 million euros for colluding to fix benchmark interest rates tied to the euro.  The penalties, equivalent to about...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  12/5/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Trump Adds Antitrust Expert to Justice Transition Team.  A Republican antitrust veteran has been named to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team for the Justice Department, a choice that lawyers say signals a more hands-off approach to antitrust enforcement compared to Democratic President...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/28/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Trump Picks Regulation Opponents to Lead FCC Transition.  President-elect Donald Trump's choice of experts to focus on new policies at the Federal Communications Commission signals a regime that will have a "lighter" touch on regulation and be more likely to favor large mergers in telecoms industries,...

The Antitrust Week In Review

Posted  11/14/16
Here are some of the developments in antitrust news this past week that we found interesting and are following. Trump’s Policies May Bring Fresh Wave of Deals.  With a man who is co-author of “The Art of the Deal” as president-elect, deal making can be expected to increase.  This rise will be determined by whether a Trump administration can govern with stability.  And then there is the biggest factor these...
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