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Merger Control
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Competition Law
Indian Merger Control – 30 Day Filing Timeline Ceases to Exist!
Keeping with the slew of changes introduced this year, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (“MCA”) has yet again altered the Indian merger control regime, by doing away…
Focus on Regulation
Mind the gap – New Size-of-Transaction Test in German merger control
By Falk Schoening, Christoph Wünschmann, Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD)
On 9 June 2017, the 9th amendment of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (ARC) entered into effect introducing important amendments for companies to German competition law (please see…
Latham.London
Dow/DuPont: MOFCOM Grants First Conditional Clearance of 2017
By John. D Colahan and David Zhou Background On 2 May 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced its conditional clearance of the proposed US$130 billion all-stock merger of equals…
Password Protected
Facebook Fined €110 Million For Inaccurately Describing How it Can Use Data
On May 18, 2017, the European Commission imposed a “proportionate and deterrent” fine of €110 million on Facebook for providing misleading information during the Commission’s investigation under the EU merger…
Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
Facebook Is Fined US$122 Million by European Commission for Misleading Information in WhatsApp Merger Review
Facebook is faced with a fine of EUR110 million (US$122 million) for providing misrepresentative or incorrect information to the European Commission when it filed the acquisition of WhatsApp for merger…
Antitrust Alert
THE LATEST: EU Commission Fines Facebook EUR 110 million for Providing Incorrect or Misleading Information
By Alexandra Hamilton, David Henry
The Commission’s EUR 110 million fine on Facebook for breach of its procedural obligations under the EU merger control rules underscores the need to submit full, accurate and reliable information…
Technology Law Dispatch
European Commission Fines Facebook US$122 Million for Providing Inaccurate Information in WhatsApp Merger Review
The European Commission has imposed a fine of EUR110 million (US$122 million) on Facebook for providing misleading or incorrect information to the European Commission when it filed the acquisition of…
Antitrust Alert
Overview of the Proposed Reforms of the EU Merger Control Regime
By Antoine De Rohan Chabot, Mélanie Bruneau
In the past couple of years, the European Commission has decided to review and evaluate the functioning of different aspects of the EU merger control regime regulated by EU Regulation…
Competition Law
CCI’s Roulette with Remedies
This article was first published in The Practical Lawyer Within a short span of about six years, the Competition Commission of India (Commission) has steadily emerged as an effective merger…
Competition Law
Substantive Changes Introduced in the Indian Merger Control Regime
In one of the most significant amendments to the merger control regime in India, the Government of India, by way of a notification published on March 29, 2017 (Notification), has…