South Korean antitrust officials announced Sunday that they have ordered conglomerates Google and Apple to alter certain terms of their mobile application stores that authorities have found to be anticompetitive.
According to reports, the Korea Fair Trade Commission is forcing changes on the Google Play and Apple iTunes app stores; among …read more
Kennedy and Coe has reportedly hired consultant Pat Hayes to expand its mergers and acquisitions advisory team.
Hayes will join Kennedy and Coe LLC from BKD LLC. Reports say he has more than 10 years of experience in M&A services.
While at BKD, Hayes served as senior vice president of its Corporate …read more
YouTube has reportedly responded to recent outcry from smaller music labels slamming the Google-owned video streaming service for anticompetitive behavior.
Just weeks after reports emerged that YouTube was forcing certain contractual terms on indie labels if they wanted to have their music streamed from YouTube’s new music service, YouTube has reportedly …read more
As European Commissioner Joaquin Almunia is set to exit his post later this year, the future of the EU’s antitrust regulation is in question.
Reports say Almunia, who started his position in 2010, launched the European Commission into an era of activism, going beyond breaking up anticompetitive cartels and reviewing mergers, …read more