Author: 21st Century Competition

New Competition Law Blogs: Cartel Capers (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

June 6, 2014

A new competition law blog caught my eye earlier today, entitled Cartel Capers (by Robert Connolly).

Readers of my blog will know that in the competition/antitrust law area, I find cartels (i.e., price-fixing, bid-rigging, market division and other illegal agreements among competitors) particularly interesting. I also …read more

On Privacy, Big Data and Competition Law (2/2) On the nature, goals, means and limitations of competition law (Chillin’ Competition)

US/EU: EC to decide next month on $13.4B pharma merger (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission is slated to rule by July 9 on the latest in a series of consolidation deals in the globe’s pharmaceutical industry.

According to reports, the Commission is set to decide on whether to approve of Zimmer Holding’s offer for Biomet; the US-based orthopedic product maker submitted a bid …read more

Germany/France: Households goods conglomerate strikes second deal in days (Competition Policy International)

Germany’s leading household goods company Henkel has reportedly struck a deal to acquire Spotless, based in France, the second acquisition Henkel has inked in a week.

Reports say Henkel will acquire the French home cleaning firm for $1.3 billion. The company is currently owned by UK-based BC Partners and its portfolio …read more