by 21st Century Competition | Jun 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
US District Judge Denise Cote has denied appeals by Apple and five publishers looking to fight a lawsuit filed by Australian startup company SNAML last September against the alleged eBooks price-fixing scheme of the defendants. Apple and five publishers – Hachette,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
The head of JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Merger sand Acquisitions in Asia is set to resign and return to the US for his retirement, according to reports. Unnamed sources said Sunday that Rob Sivitilli plans to depart the bank after taking the position in 2010 as...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
Chinese competition officials announced a plan Monday to review 80 industries in the nation in search of possible anticompetitive behavior, according to reports. China’s Ministry of Commerce is slated to review the pharmaceuticals, auto and alcoholic beverages...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
The high-profile antitrust lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association kicked off in federal court yesterday, a case that has the potential to upend the college sports business, experts say. Following each side’s last-minute pretrial filings,...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 9, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Guideline: Assessing Efficiencies Gains in Merger Rulings – Marc Ivaldi & Aleksandra Khimich (Toulouse School of Economics) Click here for a PDF version of the article It has long been recognized that mergers may give rise to efficiency gains that can...
