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US/Germany: Despite probes, rubber firms expect smooth road for $2B merger (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Aug 13, 2014 | Global Blogs

Germany-based ContiTech and US-based Veyance are still expecting to close their merger by this year’s fourth quarter, despite antitrust probes that are ongoing in both jurisdictions to review the $1.91 billion rubber merger. ContiTech first announced plans to...

Ireland: Radio station claims public broadcaster is anticompetitive (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Aug 13, 2014 | Global Blogs

Irish radio station Newstalk has reportedly filed a complaint with the European Commission against public service broadcaster RTE accusing it of anticompetitive behavior. According to reports, Newstalk and RTE had quarreled earlier this year after RTE refused to run...

Canada: Energy M&A boom explodes (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Aug 13, 2014 | Global Blogs

Canada’s energy industry has experiences a major influx of merger and acquisition activity, according to reports. Twenty percent of global energy M&A deals in the first half of the year were struck in Canada, reports say, citing data from consulting firm...

Australia: Debate sparks over planned ACCC amendments (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Aug 13, 2014 | Global Blogs

As the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission considers whether to amend legal provisions regarding the misuse of market power, debate has emerged in the country over how the ACCC will impact the market with such changes. Section 46 of the Competition and...

US: NBA counter-sues Sterling for antitrust case (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Aug 13, 2014 | Global Blogs

Following the official completion of the sale of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers from Donald Sterling to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, reports say the saga for Sterling is not yet over. The NBA has reportedly file a counter-suit against Sterling’s $1 billion...
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