Author: 21st Century Competition

Greater Cooperation Among Competition Agencies in Latin America (Competition Policy International)

The past decade has shown an increasingly greater level of cooperation among competition agencies in Latin America. This increase in the level of interactivity among Latin American enforcers has played a key role in the fostering of competition law in the region and the strong network developed will certainly be …read more

Substantial reform of EU merger control on the cards (Kluwer Competition Law)

Hogan Lovells

On 9 July 2014, the European Commission published a White Paper setting out proposals to amend the EU merger control system. The proposed reform of the system is the most significant in the last 10 years and could have an impact on many corporate …read more

Lindt chocolates cooks up Russel Stover takeover (Competition Policy International)

Swiss chocolate maker Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli announced Monday it has reached an agreement to acquire US-based Russell Stover Candies in a transaction that will make Lindt North America’s third-largest competitor in the market.

Lindt, which already owns Ghiradelli Chocolate, called its acquisition of Russell Stover the “biggest and most important …read more

US: AECOM presses shakeup for $6B construction buy (Competition Policy International)

Technology conglomerate AECOM has reportedly struck an agreement to acquire construction group URS for $6 billion, four months after the companies agreed on a restructuring plan for URS.

AECOM pursued a takeover of the construction company on the grounds that URS restructured its board of directors and changes its strategic options, …read more