Author: 21st Century Competition

US: Discount retailer sues Apple, Amazon (Competition Policy International)

A discount online retailer known as Hard 2 Find Accessories is suing both Apple and Amazon, accusing the conglomerates of illegally conspiring to un-list Hard 2 Find products.

According to reports, Hard 2 Find says Amazon unfairly blocked its seller account, which listed discount Apple products. Legal documents say Apple believed …read more

Germany: Probe launched into Berlin gas network license (Competition Policy International)

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office announced last week that it has opened an investigation into plans to award Berlin Energie a major gas network operating license following a complaint from a private sector rival.

Private firm GASAG and its subsidiary NBB reportedly filed a complaint with regulators over the license, which would …read more

South Korea: Google, Apple ordered to revise app store terms (Competition Policy International)

South Korean antitrust officials announced Sunday that they have ordered conglomerates Google and Apple to alter certain terms of their mobile application stores that authorities have found to be anticompetitive.

According to reports, the Korea Fair Trade Commission is forcing changes on the Google Play and Apple iTunes app stores; among …read more

US: Kennedy and Coe hire boosts M&A consulting (Competition Policy International)

Kennedy and Coe has reportedly hired consultant Pat Hayes to expand its mergers and acquisitions advisory team.

Hayes will join Kennedy and Coe LLC from BKD LLC. Reports say he has more than 10 years of experience in M&A services.

While at BKD, Hayes served as senior vice president of its Corporate …read more