European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 May 2014 The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the commodity trading and processing company Armajaro Trading Limited of the United Kingdom by rival Ecom Agroindustrial Corporation Limited of Switzerland. …read more
The Competition Commission of Pakistan has said that the nation’s chamber of commerce can play a vital role in antitrust enforcement.
CCP chairman Dr. Joseph Wilson spoke at the Multan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to encourage the chamber of commerce to aid in the implementation of competition policy, calling the …read more
Antitrust experts are reportedly predicting a tough road ahead for the proposed acquisition of Lorillard by Reynolds American.
The merger between the two cigarette giants would combine Reynolds’ Camel brand with Lorillard’s Newport brand. Reynolds currently owns 27 percent of the market, while Lorillard controls 15 percent of the market.
According to …read more
Israel’s Partner Communications Company has announced in a press release that the nation’s Antitrust Authority gave clearance for the operator’s network sharing agreement with wireless operator HOT Mobile.
The sharing agreement, however, was only cleared with concessions, according to a press release. Among those concessions includes the agreement that the joint …read more