Author: 21st Century Competition

EU: UK Treasury says competition fines enough for EC budget (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission is reportedly requesting EU member states to increase their 2014 contributions by nearly $3 billion, but the UK Treasury has reportedly spoken out against the proposal in favor of the Commission using its competition fines cover costs.

According to reports, the Commission said member states had already agreed …read more

Merger Control in China: Understanding MOFCOM’s Unique Approach (Competition Policy International)

CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents:

Merger Control in China: Understanding MOFCOM’s Unique Approach – Sébastien J. Evrard & Baohui Zhang* (Jones Day)

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Almost 15 years ago, the European Commission decided to …read more

US: Sprint, T-Mobile said to have struck a deal (Competition Policy International)

The latest reports suggest Softbank-owned Sprint and Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile have officially struck a deal.

According to reports from Japanese news outlet Kyodo, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank officially struck a deal for T-Mobile and Sprint to merge.

Despite the reports, sources say the transaction is complicated and has yet to be fully …read more

Competition Compliance & Policy: New Competition Bureau Videos (Canadian Competition and Regulatory Law)

May 29, 2014

Canada’s federal Competition Bureau is currently updating and “rebranding” its corporate compliance materials for companies, associations and other organizations. As part of this, the Bureau has recently issued several new videos (over the past several months). The Bureau is also making a greater effort to use social media …read more