The UK Competition Authority clears a Big Tech company’s 16% investment in an online food delivery company after finding that it will not substantially lessen competition (Amazon / Deliveroo)

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UK Competition Authority, Amazon / Deliveroo, Press Release, 4 August 2020

CMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo* Following an in-depth investigation, the CMA has today cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo after finding that it will not substantially lessen competition. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) completed an initial ‘Phase 1’ investigation in December last year. At that point the CMA concluded that there was a ‘realistic prospect’ that the transaction could harm competition by, for example, discouraging Amazon from re-entering the online restaurant food market or further developing its presence in the online convenience grocery delivery market in the UK. The

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UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority clears a Big Tech company’s 16% investment in an online food delivery company after finding that it will not substantially lessen competition (Amazon / Deliveroo), 4 August 2020, e-Competitions Failing firm defence, Art. N° 96182

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