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CMA cancels investigation after Ritchie Bros and Euro Auctions abandon merger

CMA cancels investigation after Ritchie Bros and Euro Auctions abandon merger

Tuesday, 03 May 2022

Ritchie Bros has abandoned its planned purchase of Euro Auctions after the CMA referred the deal for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation....

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LSEG’s anticipated Quantile purchase raises competition concerns

LSEG’s anticipated Quantile purchase raises competition concerns

Tuesday, 03 May 2022

LSEG’s anticipated purchase of Quantile could now be referred for an in-depth investigation after finding that the deal raises competition concerns....

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Petrol station proposals provisionally clear way for Morrisons deal

Petrol station proposals provisionally clear way for Morrisons deal

Tuesday, 03 May 2022

The CMA proposes to accept an offer from buyer of Morrisons to sell 87 petrol stations to address competition concerns....

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CMA publishes second state of competition report

CMA publishes second state of competition report

Friday, 29 April 2022

The CMA has published its second assessment of how well competition is working in the UK and what that means for people and businesses....

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CMA finds competition concerns in merger of emergency service software suppliers

CMA finds competition concerns in merger of emergency service software suppliers

Friday, 29 April 2022

NEC Software Solutions’ purchase of SSS raises competition concerns in the supply of vital software to emergency services and transport customers....

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Berkeley Spring Forum: Mergers policy and practice

Berkeley Spring Forum: Mergers policy and practice

Thursday, 28 April 2022

CMA General Counsel, Sarah Cardell, speaks about recent CMA mergers policy and practice at a Q&A session at the Eighth Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on...

VetPartners’ purchase of Goddard raises competition concerns

VetPartners’ purchase of Goddard raises competition concerns

Thursday, 28 April 2022

VetPartners’ completed purchase of Goddard could now be referred for an in-depth investigation after the CMA found that the deal raises competition co...

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CMA appoints new Senior Litigation Director

CMA appoints new Senior Litigation Director

Thursday, 28 April 2022

The CMA has appointed Jessica Radke as its new Senior Litigation Director following an open recruitment process that attracted applications from a str...

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UK’s digital watchdogs take a closer look at algorithms as plans set out for year ahead

UK’s digital watchdogs take a closer look at algorithms as plans set out for year ahead

Thursday, 28 April 2022

Every day, we access services that process data using a wide variety of automated systems....

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Regulators promote competition across sectors in 2021 to 2022

Regulators promote competition across sectors in 2021 to 2022

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

The CMA’s Annual Concurrency Report shows how competition authorities have helped deliver benefits to households in 2021 to 2022 in the regulated sect...

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CMA helps NHS secure price and supply commitment for cancer drugs

CMA helps NHS secure price and supply commitment for cancer drugs

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

The CMA has worked to ensure that pharmaceutical company Aspen’s commitments to reduce prices for life-saving cancer medicines can be enforced in the ...

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CMA to investigate ESS’s move to three year contracts for schools

CMA to investigate ESS’s move to three year contracts for schools

Wednesday, 27 April 2022

The CMA is investigating whether education software company ESS is abusing a dominant position to push schools into accepting a new 3-year contract....

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Offshore drilling merger raises competition concerns

Offshore drilling merger raises competition concerns

Friday, 22 April 2022

The CMA has found that the merger of Noble and Maersk Drilling could increase operating costs for oil and gas producers in the UK North Sea....

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CMA welcomes Sony and Nintendo’s gaming subscription improvements

CMA welcomes Sony and Nintendo’s gaming subscription improvements

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

The CMA welcomes improvements made by Sony and Nintendo to their gaming subscription practices and has now closed its investigation into the online ga...

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CMA appoints new Senior Director of Mergers

CMA appoints new Senior Director of Mergers

Thursday, 07 April 2022

The CMA has appointed Sorcha O’Carroll as its new Senior Director of Mergers....

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CMA blocks planned Cargotec / Konecranes merger

CMA blocks planned Cargotec / Konecranes merger

Tuesday, 29 March 2022

The CMA has blocked the proposed merger between Cargotec and Konecranes after its in-depth investigation identified substantial competition concerns....

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Next steps on future oversight of Open Banking announced

Next steps on future oversight of Open Banking announced

Friday, 25 March 2022

The CMA has today announced its recommendations for the next steps in the future oversight of Open Banking....

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Say bye bye to boozy buys – CMA warns about dangers of late night shopping

Say bye bye to boozy buys – CMA warns about dangers of late night shopping

Thursday, 24 March 2022

A new poll of 2,000 UK adults has revealed that over half (54%) of late-night online shoppers said they had done so while drinking alcohol and more th...

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CMA publishes Annual Plan 2022 to 2023

CMA publishes Annual Plan 2022 to 2023

Thursday, 24 March 2022

CMA Chair Jonathan Scott says competition is “more important than ever before” as concerns mount over the cost of living....

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Morrisons purchase raises competition concerns over fuel

Morrisons purchase raises competition concerns over fuel

Thursday, 24 March 2022

CMA finds CD&R’s acquisition of Morrisons could lead to higher fuel prices in 121 locations across the country where both firms own forecourts....

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Dar Lighting fined after ignoring warnings on restricting discounts

Dar Lighting fined after ignoring warnings on restricting discounts

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

The CMA has fined Dar Lighting Ltd £1.5 million for breaking competition law by restricting the level of discounts retailers could offer online....

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First official analysis of UK’s internal market published

First official analysis of UK’s internal market published

Tuesday, 22 March 2022

The Office for the Internal Market (OIM) has published the first report of its kind of the UK internal market....

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Ritchie Bros and Euro Auctions deal referred for an in depth investigation

Ritchie Bros and Euro Auctions deal referred for an in depth investigation

Friday, 18 March 2022

The CMA has referred Ritchie Bros’ planned purchase of Euro Auctions for an in-depth Phase 2 investigation, after finding competition concerns....

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Thousands more leaseholders freed from rising ground rents

Thousands more leaseholders freed from rising ground rents

Friday, 18 March 2022

The CMA’s latest intervention has freed thousands of leaseholders from increasing ground rent terms that saw them trapped in homes they struggled to s...

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Helicopter services deal raises competition concerns

Helicopter services deal raises competition concerns

Thursday, 17 March 2022

The CMA has provisionally found that CHC’s purchase of Babcock’s oil and gas offshore helicopter transportation services business raises competition c...

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CMA clears Sony’s acquisition of AWAL

CMA clears Sony’s acquisition of AWAL

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

The CMA has cleared Sony’s acquisition of AWAL, an ‘artist and label’ (A&L) services provider, following an in-depth merger inquiry....

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CMA finds NortonLifeLock purchase of Avast could reduce competition

CMA finds NortonLifeLock purchase of Avast could reduce competition

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

The CMA has found that NortonLifeLock’s approximately £6bn purchase of Avast raises competition concerns and may now be referred for an in-depth inves...

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CMA launches investigation into recycling of cars and vans

CMA launches investigation into recycling of cars and vans

Tuesday, 15 March 2022

The CMA has launched an investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct in relation to the recycling of old or written-off vehicles....

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?CMA publishes environmental sustainability advice?to government

?CMA publishes environmental sustainability advice?to government

Monday, 14 March 2022

The CMA has published advice on how competition and consumer laws can help meet the UK's environmental goals, and has outlined plans for a Sustainabil...

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CMA investigates Google and Meta over ad tech concerns

CMA investigates Google and Meta over ad tech concerns

Friday, 11 March 2022

The CMA is taking a closer look at Google and Meta’s conduct over concerns that they hampered competition in markets for online display advertising se...

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