Category: Global Blogs

Bulgaria: Microsoft unit fined after software agreement complaint (Competition Policy International)

Microsoft Bulgaria, a unit of Microsoft, has been fined more than $130,000 by Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition following a complaint by software distribution firm BMG.

According to reports, BMG filed a competition complaint against Microsoft regarding a suspended agreement between the two.

Reports say the CPC found Microsoft Bulgaria published …read more

US: Energy price-fixing case reaches top court (Competition Policy International)

The US Supreme Court has reportedly agreed to hear an antitrust case that examines whether companies can be sued under state antitrust law for manipulating energy prices.

According to reports, the Court announced Tuesday it has agreed to hear an appeal filed by various natural gas traders looking to fight an …read more

Mexico: Comex finds a buyer after Sherwin-Williams fail (Competition Policy International)

US chemical companies PPG Industries announced Monday it reached a deal to acquire Mexican paint company Comex, a $2.3 billion acquisition that follows a recent failure by US competitor Sherwin-Williams to purchase the Mexican firm.

According to reports, PPG Industries will fund the majority of the transaction through cash and investments, …read more

Germany: Deutsche Telekom lawsuit dismissal may have got it wrong (Competition Policy International)

An appeals court is considering reviving an antitrust lawsuit filed by Kabel Deutschland against Deutsch Telekom, reports say, after an appellate judge says the lower court that first tossed the case may have misinterpreted a key aspect of the case.

Reports say Judge Wolfgang Weber on the Frankfurt appeals court said …read more