Blog o’ Blogs April
April 26, 2019
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April has brought the usual assortment of Easter-egg variety to the conversation surrounding the biggest issues in competition around the
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UK: CMA blocks Sainsbury/Asda deal
April 25, 2019
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Britain’s competition regulator has blocked Sainsbury’s proposed 7.3 billion pound ($9.4 billion) takeover of Walmart owned Asda. The Competition and
UK/Ireland: Fieldfisher readies for Brexit with Irish merger
April 25, 2019
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UK law firm Fieldfisher is to merge with Irish firm McDowell Purcell, as the legal sector in England and Wales
Germany: Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank call off deal talks
April 25, 2019
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Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank announced Thursday, April 25, that they have ended talks about a combination. In a statement on
US: Keurig must face antitrust suit
April 25, 2019
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Keurig Green Mountain must face most of a consolidated antitrust lawsuit accusing the “K-Cup” maker of monopolizing the market for single-serve coffee
US: Barbri escapes antitrust suit over Bar exam prep
April 25, 2019
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The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday affirmed dismissal of LLM Bar Exam’s $50 million antitrust
UK: Telecom Regulator fears lack of competition
April 25, 2019
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The UK’s telecommunications regulator said that the small number of equipment suppliers created systemic risks to the country’s networks that
UK: Sainsbury, Asda “very unlikely” to appeal regulator’s verdict
April 25, 2019
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Sainsbury’s and Asda, the British arm of US retailer Walmart, are “very unlikely” to appeal against the verdict of Britain’s
Canada: Aurora Cannabis acquires Chemi Pharmaceutical
April 25, 2019
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Aurora Cannabis announced today that the company has signed a binding share purchase agreement whereby Aurora has acquired all of
South Africa: Competition Commission slams high data costs
April 25, 2019
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Vodacom and MTN are fleecing consumers, particularly poor ones, in their home country South Africa when it comes to data,
