Category: Global Blogs

Brazil: Clearance for wind farm joint venture a breeze (Competition Policy International)

Brazil’s antitrust authority CADE has reportedly given clearance to a state-run utility to launch a joint venture with a wind turbine manufacturer.

Utility Copel will partner with Weg to develop a power plant in the nation, according to reports. The joint venture will be majority owned by Weg, which will have …read more

US: Senate antitrust chief Klobuchar to examine contact lens market (Competition Policy International)

US Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Mike Lee (R-UT) are reportedly holding a hearing this week on the contact lens industry to examine pricing and the state of competition.

Klobuchar, the chairman of the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee, and Lee, a ranking member of the committee, have planned a hearing for Wednesday …read more

Thailand: Telco watchdog moves to end media monopolies (Competition Policy International)

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is moving to end media monopolies through new rules governing mergers and acquisitions in the broadcasting industry, say reports.

To curb anticompetitive practices, reports say the NBTC is looking to bar cross-ownership, which the watchdog says can create a monopoly in the industry and harm …read more

US: Beats takeover leads Bose to file IP complaint (Competition Policy International)

As Beats Electronics received notice that the European Commission has approved for the company to be acquired by Apple, reports say the headphone manufacturer is now facing legal action by top rival Bose.

Apple was cleared to proceed with its largest acquisition to date, a $3 billion purchase of Beats. In …read more