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US: Senate antitrust chief Klobuchar to examine contact lens market (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Jul 29, 2014 | Global Blogs

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are reportedly holding a hearing this week on the contact lens industry to examine pricing and the state of competition. Klobuchar, the chairman of the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, and Lee, a ranking member of...

Thailand: Telco watchdog moves to end media monopolies (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Jul 29, 2014 | Global Blogs

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is moving to end media monopolies through new rules governing mergers and acquisitions in the broadcasting industry, say reports. To curb anticompetitive practices, reports say the NBTC is...

US: Beats takeover leads Bose to file IP complaint (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Jul 29, 2014 | Global Blogs

As Beats Electronics received notice that the European Commission has approved for the company to be acquired by Apple, reports say the headphone manufacturer is now facing legal action by top rival Bose. Apple was cleared to proceed with its largest acquisition to...

India: After elections, M&A deals to accelerate (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Jul 29, 2014 | Global Blogs

Mergers and acquisitions involving Indian corporations could top $32 billion by the end of the year, reports say. Experts say that with India’s elections behind them, investors are more proactive about launching merger deals. International firms, say reports,...

Mexico: Tyson sells assets to Pilgrim’s Pride amid Hillshire merger review (Competition Policy International)

by 21st Century Competition | Jul 29, 2014 | Global Blogs

Tyson has reportedly reached an agreement to sell $400 million worth of assets in Mexico to rival Pilgrim’s Pride as Tyson continues to face a federal merger review in the US over its recent takeover of Hillshire Farms. Pilgrim’s, the US’s...
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