European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 June 2014 The European Commission has informed the UK based broker ICAP of its preliminary view that it may have breached EU antitrust rules by facilitating several cartel infringements in the market for interest rate derivatives denominated in the yen currency. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 5 June 2014 Following an in-depth investigation (see IP/13/986), the European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Cemex West by its Swiss rival Holcim. Cemex and Holcim are global suppliers of cement and other building materials. …read more
European Commission MEMO Brussels, 28 May 2014 (See IP/14/607) On which markets did the Commission have concerns? The Commission had concerns on two markets in Ireland, namely the retail market for mobile telecommunications, and the wholesale market for network access and call origination. …read more
European Commission Press release Brussels, 28 May 2014 The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Telefónica Ireland’s mobile telecommunications business (O2 Ireland) by Hutchison 3G (H3G). The approval is conditional upon a commitments package submitted by H3G. …read more