by 21st Century Competition | May 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
A former Competition Commission deputy chairman will reportedly join Co-operative Bank’s new ethics committee as the bank looks to overhaul its declining reputation. Reports say Laura Carstensen, who joined the Equality and Human Rights Commission as its...
by 21st Century Competition | May 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
Hillshire Brands is reportedly set to acquire Pinnacle Foods for $4.2 billion, but the deal could now be in jeopardy as competing food producer Pilgrim’s Pride is reportedly seeking to acquire Hillshire, only if Hillshire abandons its bid for Pinnacle. According...
by 21st Century Competition | May 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
The former head of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s antitrust operations in China will reportedly join Chinese firm Fangda Partners in Beijing, reports say. Michael Han, currently based in Beijing with Freshfields, marks the second partner to leave the firm for...
by 21st Century Competition | May 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
France’s third largest bank Credit Agricole is reportedly fight back against the European Commission for what it considers a bias in the regulator’s investigation of alleged Euribor manipulation. According to two unnamed sources, Credit Agricole sent a...
by 21st Century Competition | May 27, 2014 | Global Blogs
Google announced its acquisition of AdMob in November 2009 when the “mobile revolution” had just begun. Since then mobile device use has exploded. One in five people worldwide now own a smartphone, and more people worldwide now own a smartphone than a...
