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Weekly Roundup – Week of May 19 (Competition Policy International)

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A roundup of last week’s newsworthy job changes, agency hires and law firm openings across the antitrust world.

EU: Cocoa bean trader deal earns clearance (Competition Policy International)

The European Commission announced Friday it has cleared the proposed acquisition of Armajaro Holdings to Switzerland-based Agroindustrial Corp.

The sale will see the merger of the Swiss firm with the commodities trading operations of Armajaro. According to reports, the deal will create one of the largest cocoa bean traders in the …read more

Ireland: As EC set to clear O2 takeover, questions remain (Competition Policy International)

Reports continue to surface that the European Commission is poised to approve of Hutchison Whampoa’s acquisition of O2 Ireland and could announced its clearance as early as this Wednesday, four weeks ahead of its deadline. But with that approval, questions remain about the concessions Hutchison will agree upon, and the …read more

India: CCI reports more than 60 antitrust probes last year (Competition Policy International)

The Competition Commission of India reportedly investigated more than 60 cases of alleged anticompetitive behavior last financial year, conducting probes in industries including pharmaceuticals and real estate.

At the end of March 2014 reports say the CCI had 61 ongoing cases before its Director General, the investigational arm of the regulator.

Since …read more