Category: Global Blogs

France: Siemens efforts for Alstom fall flat (Competition Policy International)

After announcing plans for a joint bid with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, reports say Germany’s Siemens has likely failed in its efforts to convince France that Alstom should be acquired by Siemens, not US-based General Electric.

Reports say Alstom’s Board of Directors has voted in favor of GE’s bid and has …read more

US: FTC invigorates pay-for-delay battle (Competition Policy International)

Just days after sources said the European Commission was preparing to issues fines against generic drug makers for anticompetitive practices, reports say authorities in the US are also revamping their efforts against unfair tactics in the pharmaceutical industry.

According to reports, the Federal Trade Commission launched new investigations into pay-for-delay agreements …read more

China: Antitrust concerns benefit local lawyers (Competition Policy International)

As concerns rise over economic securities and cross-boarder transactions rise, reports say local Chinese antitrust lawyers are benefitting from the trend as state-run companies increase their hiring of legal advisors.

In addition to international lawsuits and other transactions, reports say mergers and acquisitions, antitrust investigations and other competition matters have lead …read more

US: Former FCC chief opposes net neutrality rules (Competition Policy International)

The former head of the Federal Communications Commission testified before a judiciary committee in Congress last Friday on the topic of net neutrality, reports say.

Robert McDowell, who headed the FCC from 2006 to 2013, made the case for rejecting the FCC’s recent Internet regulation proposals and instead promoting minimal government …read more