by 21st Century Competition | May 28, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Irish Medical Organization has reportedly settled with the Competition Authority in court, ending a dispute regarding the negotiation of collective agreements of self-employed IMO members. According to reports, the Competition Authority sued the health group last...
by 21st Century Competition | May 28, 2014 | Global Blogs
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has offered clearance to the proposed acquisition of AthroCare by Smith & Nephew, reports say, marking the final hurdle cleared in the parties’ efforts to finalize the deal. The CMA concluded its Phase I...
by 21st Century Competition | May 28, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission announced Wednesday it has approved of Hutchison Whampoa’s $1 billion acquisition of O2 Ireland, reports say. While the Commission’s clearance was expected, reports said what was uncertain were the concessions regulators would...
by 21st Century Competition | May 28, 2014 | Global Blogs
A preliminary proxy filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission late last week revealed new details regarding Albertson’s plans to acquire rival Safeway in a $9 billion. According to reports, the filing revealed a rival bidder was planning to submit its...
by 21st Century Competition | May 28, 2014 | Global Blogs
A day after engineering giant Siemens appealed to French lawmakers that its acquisition of Alstom would be more beneficial than General Electric’s proposed purchase, German’s competition regulator is warning that Siemens would face strict regulatory review...
