by 21st Century Competition | Jul 2, 2014 | European Commission
European Commission Press release Brussels, 2 July 2014 Following an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Dutch Telecom operator KPN’s German mobile telecommunications business...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
Food officials in Ireland announced this week that there has been no evidence found that prices of beef products are being manipulated. According to reports, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney spoke in Parliament this week and responded to...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
Following Germany pharmaceutical firm Bayer’s acquisition of major Merck assets, reports say Bayer will keep several popular brands to the disappointment of several suitors that were looking to snatch up the businesses. Reports say Bayer will maintain the Dr....
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
The Competition Commission of India has given regulatory approval for the proposed joint venture between Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp and Tata Consultancy Services, according to reports. The venture will be based in Japan. Tata Consultancy first struck an agreement...
by 21st Century Competition | Jul 1, 2014 | Global Blogs
Pharmaceutical giants Actavis and Forest Laboratories have reportedly agreed to forfeit the rights to four generic drugs in order to secure approval for their proposed merger. Reports say the Federal Trade Commission found that under original terms of the merger, the...