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24 sept. 2019

Les nouvelles lignes directrices en matière de contrôle des concentrations : Ce qu’il faut savoir

Jérôme Vidal, Alexandre Menais, Fayrouze Masmi-Dazi, Antoine Chapsal

Séminaire "Economie et droit de la concurrence" organisé par Concurrences avec Jérôme Vidal (Autorité de la concurrence), en partenariat avec Frieh Associés et Analysis Group.

6 Sep 2019

The French Competition Authority closes the ex officio proceedings to verify the compliance of remedies concerning a merger in the telecom sector (Altice France / SFR)

French Competition Authority • September 2019

Telecoms* The Autorité closes the ex officio proceedings it had started to ensure compliance with the commitments concerning the sale of Completel’s DSL network made by Altice France when it acquired SFR. The Autorité considers that there is no evidence to characterise Altice France’s actions (...)

13 Jun 2019

The Austrian Competition Authority conditionally clears a merger in the hardware and software sector (Carl Zeiss/GOM)

Porter Elliott • June 2019

On 13 June 2019, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority cleared the acquisition of GOM, a supplier of hardware and software for automated 3D-coordinate metrology, by Carl Zeiss, a technology company in the optical and optoelectronic industry. The clearance is subject to commitments. Among (...)

16 May 2019

Behavioural remedies: An overview of EU and national competition case law

Luis Campos • Behavioural remedies

Most mergers do not raise competition concerns and therefore can be completed without further commitments to competition authorities. By contrast, mergers raising material competition concerns will not be authorised by competition authorities without adequate commitments by the parties aimed at (...)

29 Apr 2019

The EU Commission accepts remedies proposed by two financial services companies to cut inter-regional interchange fees (Mastercard / Visa)

European Commission • April 2019

Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments by Mastercard and Visa to cut inter-regional interchange fees* The European Commission has made commitments offered by Mastercard and Visa legally binding under EU antitrust rules. The companies will significantly reduce (on average by around 40%) (...)

8 Mar 2019

The UK Competition and Markets Authority fines a company for failure to comply with initial enforcement order (JLA / Washstation)

Porter Elliott • March 2019

On 8 March 2019, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) fined JLA £120,000 for failure to comply with an initial enforcement order (“IEO”). Under UK competition law, the CMA may impose an IEO on merging parties to prevent them from taking pre-emptive action which might prejudice the (...)

7 Mar 2019

The EU Commission accepts remedies proposed by entertainment companies ending competition concerns in the pay-TV services market (Disney / NBC Universal / Sony Pictures / Warner Bros / Sky)

European Commission • March 2019

Antitrust: Commission accepts commitments by Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky on cross-border pay-TV services* The European Commission has made commitments offered by Disney, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sky legally binding under EU antitrust rules. (...)

28 Feb 2019

The UK competition authority issues first order reversing pre-closing integration (Smartbox / Tobii)

Matt Evans, Victoria Yuan • February 2019

The UK Competition & Markets Authority ("CMA") issued its first order requiring parties to a completed merger to reverse pre-closing integration that the CMA believes prejudiced its ability to assess the deal’s impact on competition in the UK. This case is a reminder that parties who (...)

7 Dec 2018

The EU Commission imposes binding remedies on a German grid operator to increase electricity trading (TenneT)

European Commission • December 2018

Antitrust: Commission imposes binding obligations on TenneT to increase electricity trading capacity between Denmark and Germany* The European Commission has adopted a decision rendering legally binding commitments offered by German grid operator TenneT to significantly increase cross-border (...)

5 Dec 2018

The EU Commission invites interested parties to comment on the commitments offered by two credit card companies to address competition concerns relating to inter-regional interchange fees for card payment transactions (Mastercard II / Visa)

European Commission • December 2018

Antitrust: Commission seeks feedback on commitments offered by Visa and Mastercard on inter-regional interchange fees* The European Commission is inviting comments from interested parties on commitments offered separately by Visa and Mastercard to address competition concerns relating to (...)

13 Aug 2018

The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal announces an appeal against the first decision fining a party for gun jumping (Electro Rent)

Robert Bell • August 2018

ELECTRO RENT APPEALS FIRST EVER CMA FINE FOR GUN JUMPING.* Introduction and Summary An appeal has been launched against the UK competition regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) first decision fining a party for gun jumping. On 20 July 2018, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (...)

20 Oct 2017

The Hellenic Competition Authority clears an acquisition of joint control over a dairy milk company subject to commitments (Delta Foods / Mevgal)

Nancy Gerakini • October 2017

Under its decision No. 650/2017 the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) approved the acquisition of joint control of Mevgal SA by Delta Food SA and members of the Hatzakou family. Delta Food S.A., member of the Vivartia Group of companies, produces and distributes dairy products such as, (...)

1 Sep 2017

UK: Role of trustees in the merger control regime

Michel van Zundert, Nasoul Gopal • N° 3-2017

Competition agencies worldwide appoint monitoring trustees (MTs) when competition concerns arise from a merger. In the UK, it also is quite common to appoint a MT during the CMA’s review process to avoid gun jumping or enable (cross-border) integration. This article compares the role of the MT (...)

23 Jun 2017

The French Competition Authority adopts an innovative merger decision in the healthcare institution sector (Elsan / MPP)

Maëlle d’Harcourt • June 2017

The French Competition Authority (FCA) has adopted an innovative merger decision in the health care institution sector, assessing not only the effects of the operation on medical services (diagnostic and treatments), but also the effects on non-medical ancillary services. An innovative merge (...)

12 Jun 2017

The Belgian Competition Authority clears a merger subject to remedies on the telecommunication market (Coditel / Telenet)

Belgian Competition Authority • June 2017

THE BCA HAS APPROVED CONDITIONALLY THE ACQUISITION OF CODITEL BY TELENET* The Competition College of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) has approved conditionally on 12 June 2017 the acquisition of Coditel Brabant SPRL and her subsidiary Coditel SARL (hereafter ‘Coditel’) by Telenet Group (...)

10 Apr 2017

The EU Commission clears a merger subject to remedies in the container shipping services market (Hamburg Süd / Maersk Line)

European Commission • April 2017

MERGERS: COMMISSION APPROVES ACQUISITION OF HAMBURG SÜD BY MAERSK LINE, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS* The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of container liner shipping company Hamburg Südamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft KG (HSDG) of (...)

1 Jan 2017

The US FTC publishes its merger remedies report and signals tougher enforcement for designing and implementing remedies

David P. Wales, J. Bruce McDonald, Ryan C. Thomas • January 2017

The Federal Trade Commission staff have completed a new study evaluating its process for designing and implementing merger remedies and the success of the remedies it has imposed in the past. Its report—"The FTC’s Merger Remedies 2006-2012: A Report of the Bureaus of Competition and (...)

10 Mar 2016

The EU Commission clears acquisition of fourth largest global manufacturer of generic medicines by the largest global competitor, subject to complex remedies and monitoring, including addressing concerns about vertical relationships between parties for the first time in a generics merger (Teva / Allergan Generics)

Arthur Stril, Ivan Gasperec, Marion Bailly, Noa Laguna-Goya • March 2016

Teva/Allergan Generics: An unprecedented generics merger* In a nutshell While the Commission has had significant experience dealing with mergers in the generic medicines industry, the sheer scale of Teva/Allergan Generics, combining two of the top four players globally, posed a number of (...)

20 Oct 2015

Merger remedies and competition law: An overview of EU and national case law

Christophe Rapin, Pranvera Këllezi • Merger Remedies

Remedies are an important tool for competition authorities in merger control. In most jurisdictions, prohibitions can be avoided by crafting remedies able to resolve competition law concerns. The design and implementation of merger remedies have evolved during the last two decades. Merger (...)

12 mars 2015

L’exécution des engagements souscrits par les entreprises à l’occasion d’opérations de concentration

Gwenaëlle Nouët, Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Patrick de Bonnières

Déjeuner Procédure organisé par Concurrences en partenariat avec Mayer Brown et Advolis.

5 sept. 2014

Agrément du cessionnaire : Le Tribunal de l’Union européenne rejette un recours contre une décision d’agrément d’un cessionnaire (Odile Jacob)

David Tayar • N° 4-2014 • pp. 170-173

Par un arrêt du 5 septembre 2014, le Tribunal de l’Union européenne (le “Tribunal”) a rejeté le recours des Éditions Odile Jacob SAS (“Odile Jacob”) à l’encontre de la décision de la Commission européenne (la “Commission”) du 13 mai 2011 ayant agréé, pour la seconde fois, Wendel Investissement SA (“Wendel”) (...)

30 Jun 2014

The U.S. FTC states that in order to address the competition concerns raised by the proposed acquisition of pharma laboratories, a settlement agreement to sell or relinquish rights to generics pharmaceuticals has been tentatively accepted (Actavis)

Gabriele Accardo • June 2014

U.S. FTC makes Actavis’ acquisition of Forest subject to conditions* On 30 June 2014, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) stated that, in order to address the competition concerns raised by Actavis’s proposed acquisition of Forest Laboratories, it has tentatively accepted the proposed (...)

4 Jun 2014

The French Competition Authority conditionally clears an acquisition of sole control on the luxury perfumes and cosmetics market (Nocibé / Advent)

French Competition Authority • June 2014

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of sole control of Nocibé by Advent (Douglas) subject to the divestment of 38 sales outlets by the new entity. These commitments will provide consumers with (...)

1^er févr. 2014

Le mandataire : Vers un encadrement de la pratique ?

Antoni Vassileff, Patrick de Bonnières • N° 1-2014 • pp. 5-6

Nous proposons dans cet article quelques pistes de réflexion pour encadrer la pratique professionnelle du Mandataire, à l’instar de ce qui existe dans d’autres professions ou activités. Un tel encadrement, mis en place de manière réaliste sous l’égide des autorités de concurrence, pourrait notamment (...)

1^er oct. 2013

Engagements : La Commission européenne s’achemine doucement mais sûrement vers des engagements, après un nouveau test de marché, dans une affaire concernant un moteur de recherche sur Internet (Google)

Alain Ronzano • N° 4-2013

Lors d’une audition devant le Parlement européen à Bruxelles, le 1er octobre 2013, le vice-président de la Commission européenne chargé de la politique de la concurrence, Joaquín Almunia, qui était venu rendre compte aux parlementaires européens de l’état d’avancement des pourparlers avec Google dans (...)

27 Aug 2013

The Chinese MOFCOM conditionally approves the acquisition of a semiconductor company for display and digital home platforms by a semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions (MediaTek / MStar)

Allan Fels, Jessica Su, Wendy Ng, Xiaoye Wang • August 2013

On 27 August 2013, MOFCOM announced that it had conditionally approved the acquisition of MStar Semiconductor Inc. (MStar) by MediaTek Inc. (MediaTek). MediaTek is a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, and MStar is a semiconductor (...)

11 Jul 2013

The French Competition Authority clears, subject to commitments, an acquisition of sole control in the market of food retail (Casino / Monoprix)

French Competition Authority • July 2013

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence clears, subject to commitments, the acquisition of sole control of Monoprix by Casino Casino undertakes to divest 55 shops in Paris and 3 in the French département of Var and in (...)

10 Jul 2013

The French Competition Authority issues new guidelines on merger control

French Competition Authority • July 2013

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence publishes its revised guidelines on merger control and a guide on submitting economic studies to the Autorité*. The Autorité de la concurrence has published the finalised text of (...)

7 juin 2013

Offres de référence : L’Autorité de la concurrence approuve les offres de référence d’un groupe audiovisuel concernant la reprise de chaînes indépendantes au sein de son offre et rend publique l’offre de référence concernant la reprise d’autres chaînes par des distributeurs concurrents (Canal Plus)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2013

Quelques semaines après que le Conseil d’État a confirmé la décision n° 12-DCC-100 du 23 juillet 2012, aux termes de laquelle l’Autorité de la concurrence a autorisé le regroupement des activités de télévision payante de TPS et de Groupe Canal Plus (« Canal Plus »), soit les deux bouquets satellitaires (...)

7 Jun 2013

The French Competition Authority approves the implementation of an injunction after a merger in the pay TV sector (Canal Plus / TPS)

French Competition Authority • June 2013

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la Concurrence approves three reference offers from the Groupe Canal Plus, after amendments. The first one regulates access of independent channels to distribution services by CanalSat; the (...)

26 Apr 2013

The Chinese MOFCOM requests public comments on draft provisions concerning the evaluation, negotiation, implementation, monitoring, reconsideration of the remedies used in the conditional approvals issued as a result of the pre-merger review process

Becky Koblitz • April 2013

MOFCOM Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals* Since the Anti-monopoly Law (“AML”) has come into effect in August 2008, MOFCOM has issued 16 conditional approvals requiring certain structural or behavioral remedies in order to prevent (...)

25 avr. 2013

Engagements : La Commission européenne rend publics les engagements proposés par un moteur de recherche et les soumet à un test de marché (Google)

Alain Ronzano • N° 3-2013

Commission européenne, 25 avril 2013, MEMO/13/383 Le texte des engagements proposés par Google (3 avril 2013) Quelques jours après avoir reçu les engagements proposés par Google pour remédier aux quatre préoccupations de concurrence identifiées dans le cadre de l’enquête ouverte en novembre 2010 pour (...)

22 Apr 2013

The Chinese MOFCOM clears conditionally an acquisition in the grain trading sector (Marubeni / Gavilon)

Susan Ning • April 2013

MOFCOM Cleared Marubeni’s Acquisition of Gavilon with Conditions* On April 22, 2013, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM“) cleared the proposed acquisition of Gavilon Holdings, LLC (“Gavilon“) by Marubeni Corp (“Marubeni“) (the “Transaction”) with conditions. This is the second case conditionally (...)

22 Nov 2012

The Serbian Competition Authority clears a retail merger in a phase II procedure with imposition of behavioural remedies (Stampa Sistem / Futura Plus)

Alexandr Svetlicinii • November 2012

On 22 November 2012 the Serbian Competition Authority (KZK) has cleared in a Phase II procedure a concentration in the market for retail trade in kiosks of cigarettes and other tobacco products, newspapers and prepaid cards of mobile phone operators. The specified concentration was cleared with (...)

7 Nov 2012

The French Competition Authority clears, subject to conditions, a merger in the maritime transport sector (Eurotunnel / SeaFrance / MyFerryLink)

French Competition Authority • November 2012

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence clears, subject to conditions, the acquisition of certain SeaFrance assets by the Eurotunnel group* The Autorité de la concurrence has just cleared, subject to certain (...)

6 nov. 2012

Engagement de cession - Manque d’indépendance du mandataire : La Cour de Justice donne raison au Tribunal d’avoir annulé la décision de la Commission agréant le cessionnaire d’actifs rétrocèdés au motif du manque d’indépendance avec ledit cessionnaire du mandataire charge de veiller à la bonne mise en œuvre de la cession de ces actifs (Commission/Éditions Odile Jacob)

Dominique Berlin • N° 1-2013 • pp. 127-128

CJUE (Grde Ch.) du 6 novembre 2012, aff. jtes C-553/10 P et C-554/10 P. Commission c/ Éditions Odile Jacob On se souvient sans doute du litige opposant les Éditions Odile Jacob, à la Commission et au groupe Lagardère, à propos de la cession au groupe Wendel par ce dernier en 2003 de certains actifs (...)

6 Nov 2012

The EU Court of Justice dismisses appeals against General Court judgments in merger case in the publishing industry (Lagardère / VUP)

Porter Elliott • November 2012

On 6 November 2012, the European Court of Justice dismissed two appeals by Editions Odile Jacob against judgments of the General Court in the Lagardère/VUP case. The acquisition by Lagardère of part of rival publishing company Vivendi Universal Publishing was approved by the Commission (...)

12 Aug 2012

The Portuguese Competition Authority holds that the non-timely execution of a divesture commitment leads to an opposition decision (Powervia / Laso merger)

Carlos Botelho Moniz, Eduardo Maia Cadete • Merger Remedies

I. Introduction On April 20, 2011, the Portuguese Competition Authority (PCA) was notified of a concentration under which Powervia, S.A. (Powervia), an investment fund, notified the acquisition of sole control over the following companies: Laso – Transportes, S.A., Auto – Laso, S.A. and Probilog (...)

23 Jul 2012

The French Competition Authority clears, subject to conditions, a merger in the television sector (Canal Plus / Direct 8)

French Competition Authority • July 2012

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence clears the acquisition of Direct 8 and Direct Star by Vivendi and Groupe Canal Plus, subject to conditions* On 23 July 2012, the Autorité de la concurrence cleared the acquisition (...)

21 Jun 2012

The Italian Competition Authority clears a merger between two major ferry companies by imposing a set of behavioural remedies (Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione / Tirrenia)

Michele Giannino • June 2012

Introduction By a decision made on 21 June 2012 the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has cleared the acquisition of the ferry service branch of the debt-stricken publicly owned ferry operator Tirrenia by Compagnia Italiana di Navigazione (CIN). The go-ahead for the transaction was made (...)

15 Jun 2012

The Chinese MOFCOM approves US-based company’s takeover of a competitor with divestment in the production and sale of aviation equipment (United Technology Corp / Goodrich)

Allan Fels, Jessica Su, Xiaoye Wang • June 2012

On 15 June 2012, MOFCOM announced that it had conditionally approved the proposed USD 18.4 billion acquisition of Goodrich Corporation (Goodrich) by United Technology Corporation (UTC), both US-based companies active in the production and sale of aviation equipment on a worldwide basis. (...)

19 May 2012

The Chinese MOFCOM conditionally clears an acquisition in the smartphone and smartphone operating system sectors (Google / Motorola Mobility)

Jessica Su • May 2012

China’s Ministry of Commerce Conditionally Clears the Google/Motorola Mobility Deal* On 19 May 2012, China’s Ministry of Commerce (‘MOFCOM’) announced its conditional clearance decision on the acquisition of Motorola Mobility by Google, which removed the last hurdle for the USD12.5 billion (...)

19 May 2012

The Chinese MOFCOM approves acquisition subject to what some observers believe were over-cautious conditions linked to a lack of experience and institutional resources (Google / Motorola Mobility)

Becky Koblitz • May 2012

China’s MOFCOM Grapples With Open Source Issues In Google-Motorola Deal* This past February the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and European Commission ( “Commission” ) cleared Google Inc.’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. without any conditions. In contrast, on May 19, 2012 the (...)

27 mars 2012

Indépendance du mandataire : L’Avocat général Mazák invite la Cour à censurer un arrêt rendu par le Tribunal pour un problème d’indépendance du mandataire dans une affaire de concentration (Odile Jacob)

Alain Ronzano • N° 2-2012

Ce même jour, 27 mars 2012, l’avocat général Mazák a rendu ses conclusions dans les affaires jointes C-553/10 P (Commission européenne contre Éditions Odile Jacob SAS) et C-554/10 P (Lagardère SCA contre Éditions Odile Jacob SAS). En résumé, il y invite la Cour à censurer l’arrêt rendu le 13 septembre (...)

16 févr. 2012

Concentrations – Référés : Le Président du Tribunal de l’UE rejette la demande de sursis à l’exécution de la nouvelle décision d’agrément du mandataire dans l’affaire Éditions Odile Jacob (Éditions Jacob/Commission)

Pascal Cardonnel • N° 1-2012 • pp. 186-187

(Voir également, supra, chronique “Concentrations”, obs. D. Berlin) Trib. UE (ord. prés.), 24 novembre 2011, Édition Jacob c/ Commission, aff. T-471/11 R Le rachat par Lagardère des actifs de Vivendi Universal dans le domaine de l’édition donne lieu depuis près de huit ans à un contentieux qui oppose (...)

7 Feb 2012

The French Competition Authority clears, subject to conditions, a merger in the electricity and gas supply markets (Electricité de Strasbourg / Enerest)

French Competition Authority • February 2012

Press Release published on the official website of the French Competition Authority. The Autorité de la concurrence clears – subject to conditions – the acquisition of Enerest by Electricité de Strasbourg (EDF Group)*. Electricité de Strasbourg, a company owned 88.82% by EDF, is a local (...)

1^er févr. 2012

Le respect des engagements pris devant les autorités de concurrence

Alain Mouzon, Christophe Lemaire, David Bosco, Laurence Idot, Pascal Wilhelm, Patrick de Bonnières, Thierry Dahan • N° 1-2012 • pp. 12-31

Ce receuil d’articles publié dans la rubrique « Tendances » propose d’approfondir la réflexion autour du problème du respect des engagements dans les contentieux de concurrence. Des affaires récentes, en particulier en France, ont montré les difficultés que le suivi des engagements peut occasionner. Me (...)

31 Oct 2011

The Chinese MOFCOM approves, subject to equity divestiture, a proposed acquisition in the electronic yarn clearers for automatic winders (Penelope / Savio Macchine Tessili)

Jonas Koponen, Robert Gavin, Simon Poh, Yuan Cheng • October 2011

On 31 October 2011, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) announced its eighth conditional clearance decision, approving the acquisition of Savio by Penelope subject to an equity divestiture. This is the third decision since the introduction of the AML to require (...)

31 Oct 2011

The Chinese MOFCOM conditionally clears the acquisition in the electronic yarn clearers for automatic winders (Penelope / Savio Macchine Tessili)

Susan Ning • October 2011

MOFCOM’s 8th Conditional Clearance - Alpha V/Savio Deal* On 31 October 2011, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) publicly announced the eighth conditional merger clearance since the enactment of the Anti-monopoly Law (AML) in 2008. According to its announcement , MOFCOM cleared the proposed (...)

2 Sep 2011

The French Competition Authority clears, subject to commitments, a merger in the retail grocery sector in Martinique (Bernard Hayot / Cora)

French Competition Authority • September 2011

The Autorité de la concurrence clears, subject to commitments, the acquisition of a Cora hypermarket by Groupe Bernard Hayot on Martinique (French West Indies)*. The Autorité de la concurrence is today publishing a decision clearing, subject to commitments, the acquisition by Groupe Bernard (...)

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