by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
China’s National Development and Reform Commission announced Thursday that it has issued fines to several eyewear and contact lens companies for anticompetitive behavior, according to reports. The NRDC announced on its website that it imposed more than $3...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
In the same week Pilgrim’s Pride threatened to derail Hillshire’s plans to acquire Pinnacle by bidding to acquire Hillshire itself, reports say the food fight is heating up as a new food giant, Tyson Foods, has entered the race. Tyson has reportedly...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
The European Commission is reportedly requesting EU member states to increase their 2014 contributions by nearly $3 billion, but the UK Treasury has reportedly spoken out against the proposal in favor of the Commission using its competition fines cover costs....
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
CPI Asia Column edited by Vanessa Zhang (Global Economics Group) presents: Merger Control in China: Understanding MOFCOM’s Unique Approach – Sébastien J. Evrard & Baohui Zhang* (Jones Day) Click here for a pdf version of this article. Almost 15 years...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
The latest reports suggest Softbank-owned Sprint and Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile have officially struck a deal. According to reports from Japanese news outlet Kyodo, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank officially struck a deal for T-Mobile and Sprint to merge. Despite...
by 21st Century Competition | May 29, 2014 | Global Blogs
May 29, 2014 Canada’s federal Competition Bureau is currently updating and “rebranding” its corporate compliance materials for companies, associations and other organizations. As part of this, the Bureau has recently issued several new videos (over the past...
