The Italian Council of State annuls a €10.86M fine imposed on a ticket-seller for concluding exclusive agreements and a series of anticompetitive mergers (TicketOne)

The dispute concerns the measure of the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) no. 28495 of 22 December 2020, proceeding A523, concerning the finding of an abuse of a dominant position and the imposition of a fine of EUR 10,868,472 on CTS, TicketOne S.p.A., Di and Gi S.r.l. in bankruptcy, F&P Group S.r.l. in bankruptcy, Di and Gi S.r.l., F&P Group S.r.l. in liquidation, Friends &Partners S.p.A., Vertigo S.r.l. and Vivo Concerti S.r.l. (hereinafter Eventim-TicketOne). The Authority found that