Author: 21st Century Competition

Antitrust Damage Actions in Europe: Race to the Middle? (Competition Policy International)

CPI Europe Column edited by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International) presents:

Antitrust Damage Actions in Europe: Race to the Middle? by Juan Delgado (Founder, Director at R&P Economics)

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Intro by Anna Tzanaki (Competition Policy International)

Our May Europe Column …read more

Kenya: Lafarge insists to authorities it plays fair (Competition Policy International)

France-based cement conglomerate Lafarge is defending itself against suspicions by the Competition Authority of Kenya that the company could be harming competition in the industry, insisting that it has done nothing wrong and vowing to work with regulators to improve the market.

Reports say Lafarge is under investigation by the Authority …read more

Global: Energy M&A reaches record-setting Q1 figures (Competition Policy International)

Gas and oil merger and acquisition deals struck in the first quarter reached a record-setting $39 billion worth of transactions, according to reports.

According to reports, that value is up 75 percent from M&A deals in the same quarter in 2013.

The data was aggregated by energy, metals and mining commercial intelligence …read more

Poland: ThyssenKrupp unit raided for bid-rigging (Competition Policy International)

Germany steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirmed Wednesday that its Poland-based operations are now the subject of an investigation regarding claims of bid-rigging and have been raided by antitrust officials.

Reports say the rail technology offices in Poland were searched last month, ThyssenKrupp said, along with several other companies in the nation. The …read more