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Merger Control
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French Competition Authority Fines SFR EUR40 million for Broken Merger Commitments
In a decision dated 8 March 2017, the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) fined jointly Altice Luxembourg and SFR Group EUR 40 million on the basis that SFR Group failed…
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THE LATEST: Learnings from Merger Remedies Study Underscores FTC’s Heightened Focus on Remedy Packages and Proposed Buyers
By Bilal Sayyed, Gregory E. Heltzer
WHAT HAPPENED: In early February, the FTC released its Merger Remedies Study (the Study), which focused on transactions from 2006-2012 in which the FTC found a competitive problem that did…
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Notification Threshold Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Increased to $80.8 Million
Pursuant to the amendments passed by the US Congress in 2000, the FTC announced revised thresholds for HSR pre-merger notifications on January 19, 2017. These increased thresholds will become effective…
Global Trade Law Blog
Top 12 EU Legal Developments to Watch in 2017
By Jacques Derenne, Curtis Dombek, Oliver Heinisch, Isabelle Rahman, Wim Vandenberghe, Reid Whitten, Yaniss Aiche
Sheppard Mullin’s EU team has created a list of major legal shifts that await General Counsel and Compliance Officers in the areas of competition, EU regulatory and trade in 2017.…
Antitrust Alert
Changes to Polish Antimonopoly Law in a Nutshell
The Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (Urząd Ochrony Konkurencji i Konsumentów, “UOKiK”) has recently published its 2015 annual report presenting its first experiences with the recent amendments to…
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Changes to Chile’s Competition Law
Chile has amended its Competition Law to “consolidate [its] leadership as a sophisticated agency in Latin America.” The amendments, which were published in a new law on 30 August 2016, include…
Antitrust Alert
Overview of the Proposed Reforms of the EU Merger Control Regime
By Antoine De Rohan Chabot, Mélanie Bruneau
In October 2016, the European Commission launched a public consultation to continue the process of identifying possible areas of the EU Merger Regulation suitable for refinement, improvement and simplification. In…
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French Competition Authority Imposes Its First Ever Fine for Gun-Jumping
By Lionel Lesur, McDermott Will & Emery
For the first time ever, on 8 November 2016 the French Competition Authority (FCA) sanctioned companies for implementing a transaction that had been notified to the FCA but not yet…
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UK CMA Imposes Behavioural Commitments akin to a Structural Divestment: The Sci-fi Magazines Case
Divestments often constitute the most appropriate remedy to resolve antitrust concerns in the context of merger control. However, behavioural commitments may also have the same commercial effects as a divestment.…
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US and EU Requirements for Pre-Merger Notification of an Acquisition of a Minority Shareholding Interest
In May, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) required Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC to divest its 23 percent interest in Unimark Remedies, Ltd. and its US marketing rights to a generic drug…